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Frankenstein
SAT Prep
20
English
12th Grade
08/17/2010

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allege
Definition
Claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong
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agile
Definition
moving quickly and lightly
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alleviate
Definition
Maiking less severe
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antipathy
Definition
A deep-seated feeling of dislike
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barbarity
Definition
Extreme cruelty or brutality
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deplore
Definition
Feel or express strong disapproval
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dote
Definition
To show excessive fondness or love
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exculpate
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Show or declare that something is not guilty of wrongdoing
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eloquence
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forcible
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fortitude
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Courage in pain or adversity
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palpitate
Definition
Beat rapidly, strongly, or irregularly.
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panegyric
Definition
a formal public speech, or written verse, delivered in high praise of a person or thing
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pertinacity
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the quality of being persistent
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rapturously
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Full of joy or delight
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repentant
Definition
experiencing repentance
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squalid
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foul and repulsive
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solemnization
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to perform the ceremony
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solicit
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to entreat or petition
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tedious
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long and tiresome
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vivacity
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liveliness; animation; sprightliness
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