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Frankenstein
Vocabulary from the Book
48
English
12th Grade
08/17/2010

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Abject
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utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretch
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Abhor
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to regard with extreme repugnance; to hate
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Absolution
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act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties.
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Abstain
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to hold oneself back voluntarily, esp. from something regarded as improper or unhealthy
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Accede
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to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent
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Acme
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the highest point; summit; peak
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Actuate
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to incite or move to action; impel; motivate:
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Acuteness
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sharp or severe in effect; intense:
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Adapt
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to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly:
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Adduce
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to bring forward in argument or as evidence; cite as pertinent or conclusive:
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Adversary
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a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
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Adverse
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opposing one's interests or desire:
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Advocate
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to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly:
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Aerial
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imaginary
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Affability
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pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite:
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Affirm
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to state or assert positively; maintain as true
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Affirmative
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expressing agreement or consent; assenting:
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Afflict
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to overthrow; defeat.
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Affluence
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abundance of money, property, and other material goods; riches; wealth.
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Agile
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marked by an ability to think quickly; mentally acute or aware:
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Foreboding
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a prediction; portent
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Desolation
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deprivation of companionship; loneliness.
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Agitation
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to move or force into violent, irregular action:
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Dejection
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depression or lowness of spirits.
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Amiable
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having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable:
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Entreat
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to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
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Inexorable
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not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties
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Ardently
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intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous
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Prudent
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careful in providing for the future; provident:
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Countenance
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calm facial expression; composure.
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Melancholy
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a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression.
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Poignant
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affecting or moving the emotions:
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Irrevocably
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not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable
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Indefatigable
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incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.
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Caprice
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a tendency to change one's mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality; capriciousness:
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Odious
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deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable
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Taint
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a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
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Apathy
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lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.
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Bestow
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to present as a gift; give; confer
to put to some use; apply:
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Ardour/Ardor
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intense devotion, eagerness, or enthusiasm; zeal:
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Allege
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to assert without proof.
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Alleviate
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to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate:
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Allude
Definition
to contain a casual or indirect reference
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Allure
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to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable.
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Allusion
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a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication:
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Amass
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to collect into a mass or pile; gather:
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Ameliorate
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to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate.
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Amend
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to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
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