Frankensten vocab - quiz 2 Flashcards

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Perversity

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The state or quality of being persistent in what is wrong. Wicked or corrupt

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induced

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1.to lead or move by pesuasion or influence 2.to bring about, produce, or cause

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chastise

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  1. to discipline especially by punishment 2.criticize severely
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vivacity

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the quality or state of being lively or animated

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timorous

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full of fear, timid

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pertinacity

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the quality of being stubborn, persistent

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vacillating

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wavering, indecisive, hesitating

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antipathy

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aversion

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solicitude

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anxiety or concern

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lassitude

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weariness of body or mind from strain or opressive environment

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obdurate

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unmoved by pity or hard feelings, stubborn, unyeilding

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langour

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lack of energy or vitality

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capacious

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capable of holding much, spacious, roomy

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discern

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see, recognize, or apprehend

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predilection

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partiality, preference

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docile

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easily manged, handled, trained or tought

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approbation

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approvel

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diffident

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lacking confidence in oneself ability, worth, fitness

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eulogy

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a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing

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dilatoriness

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tending to delay or procrastinate

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salubrious

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healthful

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abhor

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deteste utterly, loath

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inure

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accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain

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placid

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pleasently calm or peaceful

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dirge

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a funeral song or tune; any sad sound

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verdant

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green with vegitation or the color of green

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ignominy

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disgrace, dishoner

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adduce

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to bring forward as an argument or as evidence

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exculpate

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free from blame

30
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execrate

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to detest utterly