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

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inclemency

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bad weather

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purloined

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to steal

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barbarity

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cruelty

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despondence

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hopelessness

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conjecture

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to form an opinion/theory

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enigmatic

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hard to understand; puzzlesome

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reverberated

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to echo

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barricade

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defensive wall

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precipitous

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extremely steep

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docile

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obedient

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macabre

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horrifying

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paradox

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self-contradicting

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aesthetic

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concerned w/ beauty or the exterior

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crux

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difficult problem

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abhor

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hate

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deformity

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malformed body part

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cadence

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rhythmic flow or sequence of sounds

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rapturously

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joyfully

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scion

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descendant

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expostulate

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to disagree

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sagacity

A

wisdom

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deprecate

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to express disapproval

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vanquished

A

to conquer

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pardisiascal

A

befitting paradise

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sinister

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wicked or evil