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Frankenstein Vocab
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Literature
12th Grade
09/29/2011

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Dross
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Waste; something base, trivial, or inferior
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Capitulate
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To submit completely, surrender
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Conciliating
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Becoming agreeable, appeasing
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Cull
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To select, weed out
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Ameliorate
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To make better, improve
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Pittance
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A small portion, amount, or wage
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Intercession
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The act of intervening between feuding parties to achieve and agreement
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Dissimilitude
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Lack of resemblance or similarity
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Chimerical
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Fanciful, imaginary, visionary
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Poignant
Definition
Emotionally moving
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Indulge
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To give in to a craving or desire
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Banish
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To force to leave
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Repent
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To regret a past action
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Neglect
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To ignore or disregard, to be negligent
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Repulsive
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Offensive, disgusting, sickening
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Protract
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To prolong, draw out, extend
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Bestow
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To give as a gift
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Resolve
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To determine or to make a firm decision about
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Profane
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Impure, contrary to religion
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