Frankenstein Vocab Flashcards

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commence

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To begin/start

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commencement

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A beginning or start

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recommence

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to begin or start again

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fervour

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intense or passionate feeling

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fervent

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having or displaying passionate intensity

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fervently

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very enthusiastically or passionately

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Celestial

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Relating to the skies or heaven

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ardent

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very enthusiastically;passionately or burning; glowing

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ardour

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enthusiasm or passion.

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ardently

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very enthusiastically;passionately

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laborious

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a task, process, or journey requiring considerable effort and time

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labours

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work hard; make great effort.

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labourers

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a person doing unskilled manual work for wages.

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conjecture

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to arrive at or deduce by surmise or guesswork

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earnestness

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showing sincere conviction

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earnest

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resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction.

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earnestly

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in an earnest and serious manner

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fortitude

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strength of mind

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romantic

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having an inclination for romance ( Romance is a quality or feeling of mystery, excitement, and remoteness from everyday life)

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endeavour

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exertion of effort; to attempt

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endeavouring

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to try hard to do or achieve something.

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endow

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provide with a quality, ability, or asset or give or bequeath an income or property to (a person or institution).

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endowments

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the action of endowing something or someone.

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bestow

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Present with an honor, right or gift.

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inexorable

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Impossible to stop or prevent

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prudence

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Quality of cautiousness

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prudent

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to be cautious

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imprudence

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to not be cautious

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woe

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great sorrow or distress (often used hyperbolically).

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woeful

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characterized by, expressive of, or causing sorrow or misery. or very bad

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wherefore

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for what reason

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whither

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Voilent movement, introducing a question, to what place, to move with force or ruh

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melancholy

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Sadness, dejection, a person feeling gloomy, mournful etc.

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repose

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a state of rest, sleep, or tranquillity

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countenance

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a person’s face or facial expression

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impertinent

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not showing proper respect; rude

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benevolent

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well-meaning and kindly

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amiable

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having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner

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ameliorate

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make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

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irrevocably

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in a way that cannot be changed, reversed, or recovered

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indefatigable

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A person persisting tirelessly

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procure

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To get something and take time to do it.`

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penury

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Extreme poverty

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sublime

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Of such excellence and perfection that it inspires awe.

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tempest

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A violent windy storm.`

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diligence

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Careful persistent work or effort.

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caprice

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Sudden change in mood or behaviour.

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ignoble

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Not honorable in character or purpose.

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prognosticate

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To foretell or prophesize a future event.

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irksome

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irritating; annoying.:

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chimera

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an illusion or fabrication of the mind

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panegyric

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a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something