ap lit frankenstein vocab #3
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declamatory
overblown style of speaking, verbose
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scion
a descendant
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tenets
principles, beliefs
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expostulate
remonstrate in a friendly way; reason earnestly
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portmanteau
stiff, oblong traveling bag with two compartments opening like a book; pouch
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tumult
commotion
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wantonly
done without reason or excuse; heartlessly
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vestige
trace; track; footprint
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succor
help, aid
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disquisition
a formal discourse
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exordium
an exposition or introduction of a speech or composition
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sedulous
hardworking, diligent
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sophisms
a plausible but mistaken argument
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torpor
apathy; condition of inactivity
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invective
an abusive speech; violent attack with words
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contumely
insulting treatment
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