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Frankstein Ch 3/4 Vocab
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27
Criminal Justice
Professional
10/16/2014

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Menanced

 

Threaten, especially in a malignant or hostile manner

 

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Fortitude

 

Courage in pain or adversity

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Deferred

 

Put off to a later time; postpone

 

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Imbued

 

Inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality

 

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Panegyric

 

A public speech or published text in praise of something or someone

 

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Mien

 

A persons look or manner

 

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Dogmatism

 

Tendancy to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others

 

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Facile

 

Appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial

 

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Emaciated

 

Obnormally thin or weak, especially of illness or lack of food

 

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Imprudence

 

Lacking discretion, wisdom and good judgment

 

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Benignity

 

Kindness or tolerance towards others

 

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Zeal

 

Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause

 

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Reprobate

 

A sinner who is not of the elect and is predestined to damniation

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Elixir

 

A magical or medicinal potion

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Erroneously

 

Containing error;mistaken; incorrect

 

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Pedant

 

A person who is concerned with minor details and rules with displaying acedemic learning 

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Esteem

 

Respect and admiration, typically for a person

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Unhallowed

 

Not formally consecrated

 

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Prognosticated

 

Foretell or prophesy

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Irreparable

 

Impossible to repair

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Chaise

 

A horse drawn carriage for people, typically one with an open top and two wheels

 

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Recapitulation

 

Sumarize and state again the main points of

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Palpable

 

Able to be touched or felt

 

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Physiognomy

 

A person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin

 

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Abstruse

 

Difficult to understand

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Receptacle

 

An object or space used to contain something

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Incipient

 

In an intial stage; begining to happen or devolop

 

 

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