Frankenstein Vocab #3 Flashcards by Student Darcy Kessler | Brainscape

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oblivion

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the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening

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odious

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deserving hate or contempt

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paroxysm

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a sudden outburst; a fit

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penury

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extreme poverty

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perdition

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damnation; ruin; hell

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physiognomy

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facial features

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portend

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to foreshadow

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prognosticate

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predicted

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posterity

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future generations

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precipitous

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extremely steep

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progeny

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offspring; children

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purloin

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to steal

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rankling

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irritating

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repugnance

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extreme dislike; disgust

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retrospect

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looking back

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reveries

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daydreams

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salubrious

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healthy

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sanguinary

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bloodthirsty; bloody

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satiate

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to satisfy

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slaked

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quenched

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sophism

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a false argument; usually made to deceive someone

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sustenance

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nourishment

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timorous

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timid

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vacillate

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to waver; to sway indecisively

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wanton

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undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless

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wretched

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miserable