Frankenstein Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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hitherto (adj.)
A
anything up to this point
2
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inspirited (adj.)
A
inspired
3
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fervent (adj.)
A
fired up; excited
syn: ardent (noun forms: ardor, fervor)
4
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induce (vb.)
A
to provoke
5
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confer (vb.)
A
to discuss
noun form: conference
6
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injunction (n.)
A
command
7
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peruse (vb.)
A
to take a look at something, take in an overview
ex. He perused through the poetry.
8
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effusion (n.)
A
verbal outpouring of emotion
verb form: effuse (to gush)
9
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acquit (v.)
A
to free
10
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entreat (v.)
A
to beg
11
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dejection (n.)
A
the state of feeling rejected and alienated
ex. state of feeling alienated
12
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endowment (n.)
A
something bestowed upon you
13
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disposition (n.)
A
personality (neutral connotation)
“He has a wicked disposition.”
root “dispose-“ means inclined
14
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inexorable (adj.)
A
set in your ways; unable to be changed, rooted
