Frankenstein Vocab Flashcards
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prognosticate
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to predict
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imbibed
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to drink
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obliterate
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to destroy completely
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charnel
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tomb; storehouse for dead bodies
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demoniacal
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possessed by an evil spirit
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palpitation
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rapid beating of the heart
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pertinacity
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persistence
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odious
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hateful
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chastise
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to criticize severely
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vacillate
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indecisive
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progeny
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offspring
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filial
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befitting a son/daughter
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predilection
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preference
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impediment
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obstruction
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fortification
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barrier
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citadel
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stronghold/base
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tertiary
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3rd in order/level
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elixir
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magical or medicinal potion to extend life
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caprices
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a sudden/unpredictable change
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immutable
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unchangeable
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paroxysm
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spasm
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ameliorate
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to improve
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deplored
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to strongly disapprove of
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sustenance
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means of livelihood/nourishment
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penury
extreme poverty
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fervently
with great intensity
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infidel
non-believer/ faithless
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vehement
passionate; intense
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dilate
to make wider/larger
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speculate
to reflect
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phantasm
an apparition
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spectre
a ghost
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delineate
to describe
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expedient
convenient/practical
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enervate
to weaken
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capitulated
surrender unconditionally
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fastidious
hard to please
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emaciated
abnormal thinness caused by disease
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perambulations
walking
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inglorious
shameful
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salubrious
promoting health
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ingenuity
resourceful
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ignominious
humiliating
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exculpated
vindicated; clear of guilt
