Frankenstein Vocab #2 Part 1 Flashcards by Zulaikha Zainul Rizam | Brainscape

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epigram

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witty expression

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exordium

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beginning

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dilatory

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causing delay

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impediment

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obstruction

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machinations

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schemes or plots

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sedulous

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diligent

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indolence

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laziness

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squalid

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repulsive

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consternation

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alarm/confusion

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visage

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appearance

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delirium

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mental disturbance

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hovel

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small house

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imprecate

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to invoke

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sanguinary

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bloody

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epithets

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word applied to a person to describe a quality

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malicious

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wanting to inflict harm

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disquisition

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long speech/report

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eradicate

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to destroy completely

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siroc

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Mediterranean wind

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dissipate

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to spread out/dissolve

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commiserate

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express sorrow

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irrevocably

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unalterable

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invective

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insult/accusation

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exultation

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triumphant joy

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debilitated

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to make weak