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Frankenstein Vocabulary
Frankenstein Vocabulary
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English
10th Grade
04/19/2010

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Languor
Definition
lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness
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panegyric
Definition
lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
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Antipathy
Definition
a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion
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dilatoriness
Definition
tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
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Unremitting
Definition
not slackening or abating; incessant
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exculpated
Definition
clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.
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fastidious
Definition
hard to please
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indefatigable
Definition
tireless/ impossible to exhaust.
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Perambulations
Definition
to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
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immutable
Definition
not mutable; unchangeable; changeless
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Sepulchre
Definition
a chamber used as a grave
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intonations
Definition
pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech, esp. the pitch pattern of a sentence, which distinguishes kinds of sentences or speakers of different language cultures
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Averred
Definition
to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner
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Campagne
Definition
Country cottage or house
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deplore
Definition
to regret deeply or strongly
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inclemency
Definition
severe, rough, harsh
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adduced
Definition
to bring forward in argument or as evidence; cite as pertinent or conclusive
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obdurate
Definition
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding
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perdition
Definition
a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation
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Placid
Definition
pleasently calm or peaceful
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Recapitulation
Definition
a review or summary
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besieged
Definition
to crowd around
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Abstruse
Definition
hard to understand; recondite; esoteric
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Galvanism
Definition
the therapeutic application of electricity to the body
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Indelible
Definition
making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like.
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Encomium
Definition
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy.
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Penury
Definition
extreme poverty; destitution
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Repugnance
Definition
strong distaste, aversion, or objection; antipathy
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irksome
Definition
annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
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Slough
Definition
An area of soft, muddy ground
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Pedantry
Definition
Slavish attention to rules and details
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cabriolet
Definition
a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage with a folding top, capable of seating two persons
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Timorous
Definition
full of fear; fearful
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Multifarious
Definition
having or occurring in great variety
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Sublime
Definition
of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe
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Paroxysm
Definition
a sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity
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