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Frankenstein
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39
English
12th Grade
08/17/2010
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Abhor
 Definition
to regard with extreme repugnance
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abhorred
 Definition
detest utterly
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amass
 Definition
to collect as one's own
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antipathy
 Definition
an opposition in feeling
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antiquity
 Definition
the quality of being ancient
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apoplectic
 Definition
pertaining to apoplexy(stroke)
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ardour
 Definition
great warmth or feeling; passion
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assuage
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to relieve or ease
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asylum
 Definition
an institution for the mentally ill
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augment
 Definition
to make larger
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augury
 Definition
an omen
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avail
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to be of use or value
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avidity
 Definition
eagerness; greediness
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conciliating
 Definition
to overcome the distrust or hostility of
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condescension
 Definition
a behavior that is patrionizing
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conflagration
 Definition
a destructive fire
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contumely
 Definition
a humiliating insult
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exhortation
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an address conveying urgent advice or recommendations
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ignoble
 Definition
of low character or quality
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languid
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slack or slow
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Foreboding
 Definition
an omen, prediction, or presentiment of upcoming evil.
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Desolation
 Definition
barren wasteland; sadness, loneliness
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Agitation
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commotion, excitement; uneasiness.
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Dejection
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a state of depression or melancholy.
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Amiable
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friendly, pleasant, likable.
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Entreat
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to plead; beg.
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Inexorable
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inflexible; unyielding.
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Ardently
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passionately, enthusiastically, fervently.
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Prudent
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careful; cautious
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Countenance
 Definition
appearance; facial expression.
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Melancholy
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sad; gloomy.
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Poignant
 Definition
emotionally moving.
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Irrevocably
 Definition
conclusively; irreversible.
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Indefatigable
 Definition
never tired.
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Caprice
 Definition
in impulsive change of mind; fickleness.
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Odious
 Definition
hateful; contemptible.
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Taint
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to spoil or infect; to stain honor.
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Apathy
 Definition
lack of feeling or emotion.
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Bestow
 Definition
to give as a gift.
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