English 2: Frankenstein vocab 2

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Vacillate

alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive

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Fastidious
giving careful attention to detail
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Ameliorate
Make something unsatisfactory into something better
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Evince
To reveal the presence of
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Countenance
A person's facial expression
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Repose
A state of rest or tranquility
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Poignant
Evoking a keen sense of sadness and regret
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Inexorable
Impossible to prevent
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Capitulate
cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand
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Endeavor
try hard to do or achieve something. Attempt to achieve a goal
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Capacious
Having a lot of room inside
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Acquit
conduct oneself or perform in a specified way.
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Dauntless
shows fearlessness and determination.
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Inure
accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.
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Derive
obtain something from (a specified source).
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Conjecture
form an opinion or supposition about (something) based on incomplete information.
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Peruse
Read or look at (something), typically thoroughly or carefully.
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Foreboding
fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen.
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Ardent
enthusiastic or passionate.
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Vehemence
the display of strong feeling.
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Harrowing
Extremely disturbing
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Undulate
move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion.
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Indelible
(of ink or a pen) making marks that cannot be removed.
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Penury
extreme poverty
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Venerable
accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.
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Exculpate
show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing.
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Obdurate
stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.
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Convalescence
time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment; recuperation.
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Odious
extremely unpleasant; repulsive.
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Abhor
regard with disgust and hatred.
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Facile
easily achieved; effortless.
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Verdant
(of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation.
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Incipient
in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop.
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Erroneously
in a mistaken way; incorrectly.
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Dogma
a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.
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Repugnance
intense disgust.
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Precipice
a very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one.
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Progeny
a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.
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Caprice
a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.
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Pernicious

having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

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Fitfully
Not regularly or continuously; intermittently.
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Sanguine (color)
A blood-red color.
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Adherent
Someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas.
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Specious
Misleading in appearance
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Archaic
Very old or old-fashioned.
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Urbane
Courteous and refined in manner, typically used of a man.
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Gesticulate
Use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words.
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Sordid
Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
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Aureole
A circle of light or brightness surrounding something.
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Tableaux
A group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history.
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Mutable
Liable to change.
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Myriad
A countless or extremely great number.
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Zealot
A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.
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Vapid
Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
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Invariably
In every case or on every occasion; always.
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Pugnacious
Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
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Thwart
Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
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Drivel
Nonsense.
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Compendium
A collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject.
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Harangue
A lengthy and aggressive speech.
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Valiant
possessing or showing courage or determination.
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Pestilence
a fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.
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Abide
accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation).
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Disdain
the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt.
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Turncoat
a person who deserts one party or causes to join an opposing one.
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Float
openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention).
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Canker
a localized dead (necrotic) area on branches, trunks, or roots.
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Subdued
(of a person or their manner) quiet and rather reflective or depressed.
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Throng
a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.
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Shrewd
having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute.
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Solicit
ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone.
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Dissuade
persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.
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Perturb
make (someone) anxious or unsettled.
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Covertly
introducing a statement or idea which reverses one that has just been made or referred to.
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Semblance
the outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different.
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Blithe
showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.
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Requited
make appropriate return for (a favor, service, or wrongdoing).
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Coy
(especially with reference to a woman) making a pretense of shyness or modesty that is intended to be alluring.
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Bestow
confer or present (an honor, right, or gift).
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Disparage
regard or represent as being of little worth.