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Frankenstein Vocabulary
vocab from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
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Literature
10th Grade
02/22/2012

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Affluence
Definition
having a great deal of money; wealthy
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Enigmatic
Definition
difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious
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Exhort
Definition
strongly encourage or urge to do something
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Immure
Definition
enclose or confine someone against their will
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Poignant
Definition
evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
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scion
Definition
a young shoot or twig of a plant
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squalid
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extremely dirty or unpleasant as a result of neglect
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tenet
Definition
a principal or belief
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venerate
Definition
regard with great respect; revere
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verdure
Definition
lush green vegetation
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blight
Definition
a plant disease
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consternation
Definition
feelings of anxiety or dismay
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feint
Definition
a deceptive or pretended blow
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gall
Definition
bold impudent behavior
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gesticulate
Definition
use gestures instead of emphasizing words
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impregnable
Definition
unable to be captured
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insurmountable
Definition
too great to be overcome
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sagacity
Definition
quality of having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement
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succor
Definition
assistance and support in times of hardship
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undulation
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move with a smooth wavelike motion
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candor
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the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness
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indolence
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wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy

causing little to no pain
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insuperable
Definition
impossible to overcome
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machinations
Definition
plans or plots to do harm
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mien
Definition
a person's look or manner
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penury
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extreme poverty
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pittance
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a very small or inadequate amount of money paid to someone as an allowance or wage
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remonstrate
Definition
make a forcefully reproachful protest
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