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Frankenstein
SAT Prep
40
English
12th Grade
08/17/2010

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Abhor
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to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate
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Accede
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to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent
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Adversity
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adverse fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress
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Affectation
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an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed; the pretense of actual possession
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Allege
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to assert without proof
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Allure
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to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable
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Appease
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to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe
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Besiege
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to lay siege to
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Brood
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a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young
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Chasten
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to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise
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Conducive
Definition
tending to produce; conducing; contributive; helpful; favorable
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Consecrate
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to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity
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Consolation
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the act of consoling; comfort; solace
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Dauntless
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not to be daunted or intimidated; fearless; intrepid; bold
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Defer
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to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time
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Desolation
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devastation; ruin
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Devoid
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not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute
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Devolve
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to transfer or delegate (a duty, responsibility, etc.) to or upon another; pass on
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Diffuse
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to pour out and spread, as a fluid
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Discern
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to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend
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Foreboding
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a prediction; portent
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Desolation
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an act or instance of desolating
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Agitation
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the act or process of agitating; state of being agitated
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Dejection
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depression
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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 earnestly for
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Inexorable
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unyielding; unalterable
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Ardently
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having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate
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Prudent
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wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober
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Countenance
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appearance, esp. the look or expression of the face
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Melancholy
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a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged
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Poignant
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keenly distressing to the feelings
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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 sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather
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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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absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement
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Bestow
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to present as a gift; give; confer
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Ardour/Ardor
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great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion
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