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Frankenstien
SAT prep
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English
12th Grade
08/17/2010
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Panegyric
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elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
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Relinquish
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to renounce or surrender something
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Salubrious
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healthful
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tedious
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tiresome because of length or dullness
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unabated
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unstoppable; persistent
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vacillating
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wavering, showing indecision
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wan
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sickly pale
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zeal
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passion or devotion for a cause
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abhor
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to loathe, detest
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balminess
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mildness; soothing
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calamity
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state of despair; misfortune
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dauntless
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fearless
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ecstatic
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joyful
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feint
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a trick; a fake or false impression
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Haughty
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arrogant and condescending
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Ignoble
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dishonorable,
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Indignation
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anger cause by something mean or unjust
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wantonly
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without discipline
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vivacity
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liveliness
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vanquish
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to conquer; defeat
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Foreboding
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an omen, prediction, or presentiment of upcoming evil
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Desolation
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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
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Prudent
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careful, cautious
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Countenance
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appearance, facial expression
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Melancholy
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sad, gloomy
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Poignant
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emotionally moving
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Irrevocably
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conclusively, irreversibly
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indefatigable
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never tired
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Caprice
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something that forces or compels, something that restrains or confines
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Odious
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hateful
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Taint
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to spoil or infect
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Apathy
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lack of feeling or emotion
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Bestow
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to give as a gift
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Ardour or Ardor
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passion, enthusiasm
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