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Frankenstein Vocabulary
Vocabulary of Prologue-Chapter 4
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Literature
12th Grade
01/28/2010
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induce
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to persuade
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fervent
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passionate, glowing
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perpetual
 Definition
never ending, eternal
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diffusing
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to pour out, spread
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phenomena
 Definition
fact, event, or circumstance that can be observed, usually considered extraordinary or remarkable
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eccentricities
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deviating from a conventional pattern
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requisite
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required, a necessity
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dominion
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sphere of influence or control
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ardent
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characterized by strong enthusiasm
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tranquilize
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to make calm, peaceful, quiet
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effusions
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a pouring out of unrestrained expressions or feelings
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inuring
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to become used to something undesirable by prolonged subjection
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dauntless
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without fright or discouragement
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inexorable
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relentless, unyielding
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allusion
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reference to a historically significant person, place, or event
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solicitude
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concern, anxious
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capitulated
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surrender on terms of conditions
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repose
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rest or sleep
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conciliating
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reconciling a winning over
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paroxysm
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a spasm, fit, or sudden outburst
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ameliorate
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improve, to become or make better
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indefatigable
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tireless
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intimate
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very familiar, close
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rankling
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soreness, great pain
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plaited
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weave, braid
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pittance
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very small amount, a trifling
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disconsolate
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hopelessly sad
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interment
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burial
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recompensing
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reward, pay back, or payment
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penury
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very great poverty
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chamois
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small, goat-like antelope
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ardor
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great intensity, passion, strong enthusiasm
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sublime
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exalted, inspiring awe
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infidels
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without religion or belief, an atheist
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rapture
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elation, exhilaration
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indulgence
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liberal or lenient treatment
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caprice
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impulsive change of mind, whim
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filial
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affectionate, obidient, pertaining to a son or a daughter
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metaphysical
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mystical, abstract, spiritual
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prediliction
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preference, partiality
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inclemency
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severity of weather, stormy
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chimerical
 Definition
illusionary, fanciful, dreamlike
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avidity
 Definition
eagerness, greediness
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imbued
 Definition
filled with ideas, feelings, etc.
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tyros
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beginners, amateurs
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tertiary
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third place or rank
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impediments
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hindrance, block
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repined
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express discontent
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averred
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to declare in a positive, formal way
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progeny
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children, descendants, offspring
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immutable
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not susceptible to change
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menaced
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threatened, put in peril
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imprudence
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unwise
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fortitude
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valor,determination
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benignity
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kindly disposition, gracious
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irreparable
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hopeless, irreversible
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deferred
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to put off, delay, postpone
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zeal
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eagerness, enthusiast
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chaise
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two-wheeled, open carriage
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imbued
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saturated, filled
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reprobate
 Definition
morally unprincipled person
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recapitulation
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the act of being repeated, summarized
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panegyric
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speech filled with praise, compliments
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elixir
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sweetened solution containing medicine
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palpable
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acceptable to the mind or sensibilities
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mien
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appearance, look
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erroneously
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mistakenly
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physiognomy
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facial features which reveal characteristics
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dogmatism
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authoritarian assertion of opinion
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pedant
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one who flaunts learning
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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facile
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achieved with little effort
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esteem
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high regard, favorable opinion
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receptacle
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a container or place for keeping things
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emaciated
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starved, extremely thin
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unhallowed
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not sacred, wicked, sinful, evil
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