Frankenstein Vocabulary Quiz Flashcards

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1
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Chastise

A

Scold, Punishment

Verb

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Repentant

A

Ask for forgiveness

Adjective

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3
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Vacillate

A

Waver back and forth

Verb

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4
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Fortnight

A

Two weeks

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5
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Consolation

A

Something that makes you feel better

Adjective, Noun

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6
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Placid

A

Calm (usually having to do with water)

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Serene

A

Calm and clear (calm or clear usually having to do with sky or forest)

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Countenance

A

Facial expression, face

Noun

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Candor

A

Truthful and honest

Noun

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10
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Ignominious

A

Shameful

Adjective

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11
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Exculpated

A

Relieve from blame

Verb

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12
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Asylum

A

Shelter, place to rest

Noun

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13
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Conjecture

A

To wonder, speculate

Noun, Verb

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14
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Timorous

A

Shy

Adjective

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15
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Approbation

A

Agreement or approval

Noun

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16
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Guile

A

Sly, evilly planned

Noun

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17
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Obdurate

A

To stick to your story, not talk, be stubborn

Verb

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18
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Lamentation

A

To express sorrow, grief, sounds of sorrow grief

Noun

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19
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Irksome

A

Annoying

Adjective

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20
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Calamity

A

Tragedy or disaster

Noun

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21
Q

Abhor

A

To hate

Verb

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22
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Malice

A

To have harmful intentions

Noun

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23
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Fiend

A

Evil spirit, demon, enemy

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24
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Recompense

A

To make amends for harm suffered, payment in return for something
Verb

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Despondence

A

To fell extremely hopeless, dejected, discouraged, or gloomy

Noun

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26
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Mortification

A

To be embarrassed or overcome with shame

Noun

27
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Tumultuous

A

Disorganized, muddled, full of chaos, convoluted

Adjective

28
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Gesticulation

A

Hand gesture, hand motions

Noun

29
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Endowed

A

To be given, to inherit

Verb

30
Q

Visage

A

Face

Noun

31
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Eradicate

A

Destroy, obliterate

Verb

32
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Melancholy

A

Somber, sad, blue

Noun

33
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Dissipate

A

Disappear, to go away

Verb

34
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Acquiesced

A

To give in, to oblige Verb

35
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Obliged

A

To have a responsibility to an action

Verb

36
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Idle

A

Not moving or doing anything, still, without motion

Adjective

37
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Odious

A

Disgusting, detested, repugnant

Adjective

38
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Vexation

A

State of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried

Noun

39
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Machination

A

Evil planning, scheming

Noun

40
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Incredulous

A

Amazed at something, unable to believe, has a negative connotation
Adjective

41
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Ominous

A

Foreboding, sense of doom

Adjective

42
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Apparition

A

An appearance of something unexpected; a ghostlike image

Noun

43
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Omnipotent

A

Ultimate and unlimited power and influence; the ability to do anything
Adjective

44
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Disposition

A

Way they conduct themselves

Noun

45
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Vagrant

A

Orphans, beggars, dirty

Noun

46
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Celestial

A

Angelic, from the heavens

Adjective

47
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Reverential

A

Calm, quiet, respectful

Adjective

48
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Malignity

A

Harmful or causes sickness

Noun

49
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Imprudence

A

Foolish action, acting without thinking

Noun

50
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Prognosticated

A

Foreshadowing, hypothesized, predicted

Verb

51
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Fortitude

A

Strength

Noun

52
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Respite

A

Break, vacation

Noun

53
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Sacrilege

A

Severely against tradition or religion

Noun

54
Q

Repose

A

To lie down and rest

Noun to Verb

55
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Amiable

A

Friendly, kind

Adjective

56
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Indefatigable

A

Unable to be worn out

Adjective

57
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Zeal

A

Super passionate

Noun

58
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Charnel House

A

A building where bodies and bones are deposited, body part bank
Noun

59
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Ardent

A

Enthusiastic or passionate, zealous (in a stubborn way)

Adjective

60
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Infallible

A

Cannot fail, unable to fail

Adjective

61
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Emaciated

A

Really skinny, gaunt

Adjective

62
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Traversing

A

Pacing

Verb

63
Q

Inarticulate

A

Unable to be understood, unable to articulate

Adjective

64
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Commencement

A

The start or beginning of something

Noun or Adjective