Frankenstein Volume 2 Vocab Flashcards

(27 cards)

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Augmenting

A

increasing

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Immoderate

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excessive

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3
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Calamities

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an even causing great and often sudden damage or distress-a disaster

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4
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Discourse

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written or spoken communication or debate

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5
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Sublime

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of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire awe

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Melancholy

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sad and gloomy

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7
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Spurn

A

reject

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Scourge

A

person or thing that cause your suffering

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Barbarous

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savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal

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10
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Ardently

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passionately

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Venerable

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old and deeply respected

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12
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Articulate

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made of clear and separate parts

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13
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Poignantly

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sharply

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14
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Unreservedly

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frankly and openly

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15
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Confide

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tell someone about a secret or private matter

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Deprecate

17
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Benevolence

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well-meaning; kindness

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Impregnable

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unable to be captured or broken into

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Gratify

20
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Requisition

21
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Bewildered

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perplexed and confused; very puzzled

22
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Perplexed

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completely baffled; very puzzled

23
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Stifle

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restrain or stop oneself acting on

24
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Nought

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Undulations
the action of moving smoothly up and down
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Encompassed
surrounded
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Exile
state of living apart from others