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Frankenstein
SAT prep
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12th Grade
08/17/2010
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Abhor

(uhb hohr) adj.

 Definition
to loathe, detest
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Abject

(aab jehkt) adj.

 Definition
miserable, pitiful
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Accede

(aak seed) v.

 Definition
to express approval; agree to
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Aerial

(ayr ee uhl) adj.

 Definition
celestial, imaginary
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Agile

(aa giel) adj.

 Definition
well coordinated, nimble
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Amiable

(ay mee uh buhl)

 Definition
friendly, pleasant, likable
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Antiquity

(aan tih kwih tee) n.

 Definition
the quality of being very old
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Arbiter

(ahr bih tihr)

 Definition
one who decides or holds the power
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Asylum

(uh sie luhm) n.

 Definition
refuge, sanctuary
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Balminess

(bah mee nehs) n.

 Definition
mildness; soothing
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Barbarity

(bahr baa rih tee) n.

 Definition
lack of culture or refinement; merciless cruelty
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Benignity

(bih nihg nih tee) n.

 Definition
kindness, gentleness, charity
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Calamity

(kuh laam ih tee) n.

 Definition
stat of despair, misfortune
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Candour

(kaan dohr)

 Definition
honest expression
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Conflagration

(kahn fluh gray shuhn)

 Definition
big, destructive fire
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Convalescence

(kahn vuhl ehs uhns)

 Definition
a gradual recovery afer an illness
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Cull

(kuhl)

 Definition
to select, weed out
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Declamatory

(dih klaa muh tohr ee) adj.

 Definition
pretentiously rhetorical
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Dplore

(dih plohr)

 Definition
to express or feel grief of; regret strongly
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Melancholy
 Definition
sad, depressing
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console
 Definition
ao alleviate grief and raise the spirits of
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sustain
 Definition
to support
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serene
 Definition
calm, peaceful
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bestow
 Definition
to give a gift
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invincible
 Definition
unbeatable
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inanimate
 Definition
not alive
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eulogy
 Definition
high praise
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diffident
 Definition
shy, lacking confidence
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docile
 Definition
tame, willing to be taught
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reverence
 Definition
a feeling of great awe and respect
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perpetual
 Definition
endless, lasting
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vivacity
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liveliness
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dissipate
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to scatter
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induce
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to persuade
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chastise
 Definition
to punish
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repentant
 Definition
guilty, remorseful
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advocate
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a lawyer
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perversity
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deliberate; immorality
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restrain
 Definition
to control
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robust
 Definition
strong and heathly
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discompose
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to destroy
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incessantly
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continuous, never ceasing
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unremitting
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never lessening, persistent
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entreat
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to plead
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entreaty
 Definition
a plea or request
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languor
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lack of energy
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traverse
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to travel
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lassitude
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sluggishness
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detain
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to hold as if in custody
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Amiable
 Definition
friendly
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repose
 Definition
to place or to count on
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serenity
 Definition
calmness, peace
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augment
 Definition
to expand
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obsure
 Definition
unclear
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