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Frankenstein Vocab
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11th Grade
11/06/2012
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satiate
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satisfy
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capacious
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able to contain much
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inexorable
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relentless, not moved by begging
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solicitude
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anxiety, concern
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capitulated
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surrendered, gave up fighting
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benevolent
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kind, generous
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impertinent
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rude, not restrained
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conciliating
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agreeing
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fastidious
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overly difficult to please
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ameliorate
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to improve, to make better
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irrevocably
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without ability of being taken back
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procure
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to get possession of
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caprice
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sudden whim or fancy, impluse
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apathy
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lack of emotion or interest
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impediments
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things that hinder or obstruct
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prognosticated
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foretold, predicted
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pretence (pretense)
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only display or show on surface
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erroneously
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incorrectly
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dogmatism
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positively stating opinions, esp. when arrogant
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minutiae (minutia)
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minor detail
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lassitude
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weariness, fatigue
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pertinacity
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the act of holding resolutely to an opinion or purpose
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vivacity
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the act of being lively in spirit
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vacillating
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swaying, fluctuating, changing between things/ ideas
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mien
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appearance, demeanor
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antipathy
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aversion or dislike
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approbation
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approval
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acceded
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agreed to, expressed approval
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conjectured
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expressed an opinion or theory
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amiable
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friendly, sociable
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indignation
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strong displeasure at something considered unjust
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approbation
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approval
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ignominy
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disgrace, dishonor
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obdurate
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stubborn, unyielding
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fortitdue
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strength
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abhorrence
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feeling of extreme aversion or hatred
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desponding
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depressed by loss of hope
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ephemeral
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lasting a very short time
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impetuous
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characterized by sudden or rash action
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desolate
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barren, devastated
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assuage
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relieve, ease, make less severe
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despondence
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depression, hopelessness
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pensive
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dreamily or wistfully thoughtful
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thoughtfulness marked by sadness
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enigmatic
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confusing, mysterious
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procure
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to obtain by great care or effort
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ardently
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passionately, with intense feeling
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purport
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to present an idea or concept, often falsely
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subsequent
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occurring or coming later or after
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abject
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hopeless, miserable, humiliating
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flagrant
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shockingly noticeable, obvious
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indelibly
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making marks that cannot be erased, removed
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emulation
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effort or desire to equal or excel others
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perpetual
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continuing forever, everlasting
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consternation
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sudden dread, dismay
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novelty
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being new or unique
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augmented
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to make larger in size, strength, or extent
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concede
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acknowledge as true, admit
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abject
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hopeless, miserable
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abhor
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detest, loathe
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eradicating
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removing or destroying completely
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poignant
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distressing to the feelings, moving to the emotions
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impediment
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obstacle, hindrance
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intimated
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indicated or made known indirectly
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acquiesced
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agreed or consented quietly
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languid
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slow, lacking in spirit
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congenial
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agreeable, pleasing
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replete
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abundantly supplied or provided; filled
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indefatigable
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incapable of being tired out
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futility
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ineffectiveness, uselessness
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supposition
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assumption, hypothesis
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transitory
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not lasting, temporary
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obstinate
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stubborn
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abhorred
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loathed, detested
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vice
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immoral or evil habit
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adversity
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misfortune, distress
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genial
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warmly and pleasantly cheerful
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posterity
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descendants, future generations
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eradicated
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removed or completely destroyed
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immured
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enclosed, confined
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mutable
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subject to change or alteration
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stigma
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mark of disgrace
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actuated
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motivated, put into action
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congenial
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agreeable, pleasing
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reveries
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daydreams, fanciful ideas
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