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Frankenstein Vocabulary
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English
12th Grade
10/16/2014

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Menaced
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Fortitude
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Courage in pain or adversity

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Deferred
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Put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone.

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Imbued
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Inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality.

 

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Panegyric
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A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.

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Mien
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A person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating thier character or mood.

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Dogmatism
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The tendency to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others.

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Facile
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(Especially of a theory or argument) Appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial.

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Emaciated
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Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

 

 

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Imprudence
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The quality of being impudent, impertinence.

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Benignity
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Kindness or tolerance toward others.

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Zeal
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Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.

 

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Reprobate
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An unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately).


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Elixir
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A magical or medicinal potion.


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Erroneously
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containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong:


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Pedant
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A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.


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Esteem
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Respect and admiration, typically for a person.


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Unhallowed
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Not formally consecrated.




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Prognosticated
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Foretell or prophesy (an event in the future).


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Irreparable
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(of an injury or loss) Impossible to rectify or repair.

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Chaise
Definition

A horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, typically one with an open top and two wheels.


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Recapitulation
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An act or instance of summarizing and restating the main points of something.


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Palpable
Definition

Able to be touched or felt.


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Physiognomy
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A person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin.


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Abstruse
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Difficult to understand; obscure.


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Receptacle
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An object or space used to contain something.


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Incipient
Definition

In an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop.


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