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Vocabulary Week #6
Vocab words from Frankenstein
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English
11th Grade
05/10/2006

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Repugnance

Repulsion, hatred, aversion

Definition
Strong dislike, distaste; an instance of contradiction or inconsistency
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Disquisition

dialogue, dissertation, speech

Definition
A formal inquiry or discussion
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Impend

loom, near, progress, meet

Definition
To hover threatingly, to be about to occur
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Dilatory

sluggish, tardy, unhurried

Definition
Sluggish, tardy, unhurried
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Forbear

avoid

Definition
To refrain or resist
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Machination

consipiracy, intrigue, design, cabal

Definition
Plot or scheme
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Indolence

sloth, languor, lethargy, sluggishness

Definition
habitual laziness, idleness
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Variegated

motley, pied, diversified

Definition
varied, marked with different colors
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Chasten

tame, moderate, temper

Definition
to subdue or restrain
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Transitory

transient, ephermeral, fleeting, fugitive, monetary

Definition
short-lived, existing only briefly
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Ennui

tedium, listlessness, world-weariness

Definition
boredom, lack of interest and energy
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Remisness

unwillingness, tardiness, idleness

Definition
negligence in the performance of work or duty
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Remonstrate

challenge, resist, disupte

Definition
to present and urge reasons in poosition; to say or plead in protest
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Gaunt

lean, spare, skinny, scrawny, lank

Definition
thin and bony
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Penury

destitution, beggary, need, privation

Definition
extreme poverty
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Tremulous

shaking, palsied, timourous, anxious

Definition
trembling, quivering, fearful, timid
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Provocation

controversy, stimulation, contention

Definition
something that provokes a response; eg anger or disagreement
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Propagate

distribute, circulate, disseminate, reproduce, procreate

Definition
to spread or proliferate; to breed
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Profundity

intellect, shrewdness, extent, intensity

Definition
intellectual depth; great depth
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Inexorable

adament, obdurate, relentless

Definition
inflexible, unyielding
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Perturbed

bothered, annoyed, distressed, confused

Definition
disturbed and upset
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Insatiate

insatiable, greedy, ravenous, gluttonous

Definition
unable to be satisfied
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Insuperable

unbeatable, undefeatable, invincible

Definition
insurmountable, unconquerable
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Mutable

Inconstant, inpermanent

Definition
changeable, inconsistent
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Construe

analyze, translate

Definition
to explain or interpert
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