Frankenstein Vocab

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Desolate
empty, providing no shelter or feeling very sad and alone
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Satiate
to satisfy or indulge a hunger; or fill to satisfaction
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conjecture
a conclusion or opinion based on inconclusive evidence; or the act of forming of such a conclusion or opinion
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entreat
to ask or attempt to persuade — especially while trying hard to overcome resistance
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endeavor
to attempt; or a project or activity attempted
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bestow
present as an honor or give as a gift
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prudent
sensible and careful
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wretched
very bad, in various senses such as:
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unfortunate or miserable
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of poor quality
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morally bad
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countenance
facial expression; or face; or composure
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benevolent
kind, generous, or charitable
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ardent
characterized by intense emotion
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melancholy
a feeling of thoughtful sadness; or sad in manner
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procure
get by special effort
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revere
regard with feelings of deep respect and admiration — sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
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recollect
to remember — especially experiences from long ago
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penury
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
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capricious
impulsive or unpredictable or tending to make sudden changes— especially impulsive behavior
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discern
to notice or understand something — often something that is not obvious
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apathy
lack of interest and enthusiasm
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diligent
hard work and care in tasks — often continuing when others might quit because of difficulties
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disdain
a lack of respect — often suggesting distaste and an undeserved sense of superiorityor:to reject as not good enough
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immutable
not subject or susceptible to change
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zeal
active interest and enthusiasm
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pretense
an appearance or action to help one pretend
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futile
effort that is pointless because it is unproductive or unsuccessful
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dogmatic
prone to stating opinions as absolute truth
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incessant
continuous — often in an annoying way
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transitory
lasting a short time
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incredulous
unbelieving; or having difficulty accepting something so unexpected
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remorse
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
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vacillate
to change one's mind back and forth between conflicting ideasor:to sway back and forth
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anguish
extreme distress of body or mind
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vengeance
the act of taking revenge
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obscure
not known to many peopleor:not clearly seen, understood, or expressed; or to hide or make less visible or understandable
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depravity
complete immorality or evilness
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alleviate
to lessen something that is bad — especially to lessen pain
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deposition
a pretrial questioning of a witness or the resulting transcript
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candid
honest and direct
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guile
cunning (shrewdness and cleverness) and deceitful
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complacent
contented (unworried and satisfied) — often to a fault
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augment
enlarge or increase
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abhor
to hate or detest something
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despondent
emotionally depressed — especially a feeling of grief and hopelessness after a loss
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ephemeral
existing only for a short time
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assuage
to soothe (make something less unpleasant or frightening)
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enigma
something mysterious that seems unexplainable
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sagacious
wise — especially through long experience and thoughtfulness
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epithet
an insulting or abusive word or phrase
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sublime
of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe
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aversion
dislike that leads to avoidance
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acquiesce
reluctant or unenthusiastic compliance, consent, or agreement
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indolent
lazy; disinclined to work
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remonstrate
argue in protest or opposition
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condescending
a manner that treats others as inferiors or: doing something one considers beneath her position in society