english 10 hn frankenstein vocab
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Fervent
\[adjective]
felt very strongly; having or showing very strong feelings
felt very strongly; having or showing very strong feelings
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Inure
\[verb]
to cause (someone) to be less affected by something unpleasant
to cause (someone) to be less affected by something unpleasant
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Repose
\[noun]
a state of resting after exertion or strain; rest in sleep
a state of resting after exertion or strain; rest in sleep
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Beneficence
\[noun]
the quality or state of doing or producing good
the quality or state of doing or producing good
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Ameliorate
\[verb]
to make something better or less painful
to make something better or less painful
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Paroxysm
\[noun]
a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease); convulsion
a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease); convulsion
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Ardent
\[adjective]characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity
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Harrowing
\[adjective]
acutely distressing
acutely distressing
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Delineate
\[verb]
to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
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Traverse
\[verb]
to move to and fro over or along
to move to and fro over or along
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Mien
\[noun]
air or bearing especially as expressive of attitude or personality; demeanor
air or bearing especially as expressive of attitude or personality; demeanor
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Vacillate
\[verb]
to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
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Antipathy
\[noun]
settled aversion or dislike
settled aversion or dislike
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Encomium
\[noun]
glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise
glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise
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Dilatoriness
\[noun]
a state of procrastination or delay, tardiness
a state of procrastination or delay, tardiness
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Perambulation
\[verb]
walking about, traveling, or traversing
walking about, traveling, or traversing
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Salubrious
\[adjective]
favorable to or promoting health or well-being
favorable to or promoting health or well-being
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Ignominy
\[noun]
deep personal humiliation and disgrace
deep personal humiliation and disgrace
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Exculpate
\[verb]
to clear from alleged fault or guilt
to clear from alleged fault or guilt
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Execrate
\[verb]
to declare to be evil or detestable, to denounce
to declare to be evil or detestable, to denounce
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Timorous
\[adjective]
of a timid disposition, fearful
of a timid disposition, fearful
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Wanton
\[adjective]
showing no thought or care for the rights, feelings, or safety of others
showing no thought or care for the rights, feelings, or safety of others
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Bauble
\[noun]
a trinket, something of trifling appeal
a trinket, something of trifling appeal
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Obdurate
\[adjective]
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing.
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing.
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Perdition
\[noun]
eternal damnation
eternal damnation
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Inexorable
\[adjective]
not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped; relentless
not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped; relentless
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Augment
\[verb]
to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
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Efface
\[verb]
to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inconspicuous
to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inconspicuous
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Abhorrence
\[noun]
the act or state of feeling extreme repugnance; loathing
the act or state of feeling extreme repugnance; loathing
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Ephemeral
\[adjective]
lasting a very short time
lasting a very short time
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Epoch
\[noun]
an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
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Dormant
\[adjective]
temporarily devoid of external activity
temporarily devoid of external activity
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Assuage
\[verb]
to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses); to ease
to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses); to ease
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Purloined
\[adjective]
something wrongfully appropriated and often by a breach of trust
something wrongfully appropriated and often by a breach of trust
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Myriad
\[noun]
a great number or amount of something
a great number or amount of something
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Sedulous
\[adjective]
involving or accomplished with careful perseverance, diligent in application or pursuit
involving or accomplished with careful perseverance, diligent in application or pursuit
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Undulation
noun]
a wavelike motion to and fro; vibration
a wavelike motion to and fro; vibration
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Indolence
\[noun]
inclination to laziness; sloth
inclination to laziness; sloth
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Remonstrate
\[verb]
to say or plead in protest, reproof, or opposition
to say or plead in protest, reproof, or opposition
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Torpor
\[noun]
apathy, dullness; a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
apathy, dullness; a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
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Abjuration
\[noun]
the act or process of rejecting (something) formally
the act or process of rejecting (something) formally
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Immutable
\[adjective]
unable to be changed
unable to be changed
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Rend
\[verb]
to tear something into pieces with force or violence
to tear something into pieces with force or violence
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Sublime
\[adjective]
lofty, grand, or exalted in thought, expression, or manner; of outstanding spiritual or moral worth
lofty, grand, or exalted in thought, expression, or manner; of outstanding spiritual or moral worth
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Reverberate
\[verb]
to continue in or as if in a series of echoes; to resound
to continue in or as if in a series of echoes; to resound
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