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Frankenstein
90 Word List (Done By Jordan Smith)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abhor | To regard with honor: to detest |
| Abide | To tolerate: to wait patiently for: to remain in a place |
| Accordingly | Consequently; becuase of the reason given |
| Adversary | An opponent; an enemy |
| Agitation | Extreme emotional disturbance |
| Alteration | The act of making something different |
| Amiable | Friendly; likable |
| Animation | The quality of being alive, active, or vigorous |
| Ardent | Passionate; characterized by strong enthusiasm or devotion |
| Ardor | Intense feeling of love; feelings of great warmth and intensity |
| Aspect | A way in which something can be viewed; a side or surface |
| Banish | To force to leave a country or place; to drive away |
| Benevolent | Characterized be doing good; showing kindness; generous |
| Bestow | To present as an honor; to give as a gift |
| Cease | To discontinue; to stop |
| Celestial | Of or relating to either the sky or a divine |
| Composed | Calm; free from the effects of stress |
| Conjecture | A hypothesis; an inference |
| Consolation | Comfort in times of affliction or disappointment |
| Contempt | The feeling of regarding someone/something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn |
| Convey | To make known or express; to carry; to transmit |
| Countenance | The face, facial features, or facial expression; visage |
| Deformity | A bodily malformation or disfigurement; ugliness |
| Degree | A position on a scale of intensity; the seriousness of something |
| Deprive | To take away; to keep from having, keeping, obtaining |
| Desolate | Bleak, stark, or unihabitable |
| Despair | The feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well |
| Despondency | Depression; dejection; feeling dishearted |
| Disposition | One's usual mood or attitude of mind |
| Dissipate | To cause to seperate; to move away from each other; also, to vanish |
| Distinct | Easy to percieve; also, seperate and unalike |
| Eloquence | Powerful and effective use of language |
| Endeavor | The bold and purposful undertaking of a task |
| Endue | To give qualities or abilities to |
| Entreat | To ask for or request earnestly |
| Environs | The area in which something exist or lives |
| Eternal | Continuing or lasting forever |
| Exertion | The use of physical or mental energy; hard work |
| Exile | Enforced removal from one's own land |
| Exquisite | Delicate, elegant, and beautiful; also, intense |
| Fell | Lethal; cruel; dire; fierce |
| Fixed | Firmly in position; not subject to change |
| Former | The first of two things or persons listed |
| Fortitude | Strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage |
| Fortnight | A period of two weeks |
| Hasten | To move at high speed; to cause to occur rapidly |
| Hitherto | Up to the present time, but implying a change |
| Horrid | Dreadful; hideous |
| Impulse | A driving force; an instinct; also, a sudden wish or desire |
| Indignation | Anger aroused by something unfair or mean |
| Induce | To cause to bring about |
| Innumerable | Countless; infinite |
| Insumountable | Not capable of being overcome |
| Irksome | So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; tedious |
| Latter | The second of two things or persons listed |
| Loathsome | Offensive; nauseating; revolting |
| Malice | A desire to harm others |
| Melancholy | Sadness; gloom; depression |
| Misfortune | Unforeseen trouble from an unlucky event |
| Mutual | Common to or shared by two or more persons |
| Native | Belonging to one by nature; being such by birth or origin |
| Notwithstanding | In spite of; despite anything to the contrary |
| Obscure | Only faintly perceptible; not clearly understood or expressed |
| Passion | A strong feeling or emotion |
| Placid | Satisfied; free from disturbance |
| Precipice | A very steep cliff or overhanging of rock |
| Procure | To get by special effort |
| Pursue | To follow in order to capture; to chase |
| Relieve | To free someone temporarily from pain or from obligations |
| Repose | (verb) to rest or relax (noun) The act of resting |
| Resolve | (verb) To make firm decision about (noun) Firmness of purpose |
| Rouse | To arouse from sleep; to awaken |
| Seize | To grasp; to capture |
| Serene | Calm; fair |
| Situate | To determine the location of; to locate |
| Solemn | Gloomily earnest; dignified and serious |
| Solitude | A state of isolation; the absence of all others |
| Soothe | To ease or relieve; to bring comfort |
| Sublime | Awe-inspiring; worthy of adoration or reverence |
| Suffer | To tolerate; to permit |
| Sufficient | As much as is needed; enough |
| Tranquil | Steady; even; free from anxiety |
| Traverse | To move to and fro over something; to pass across a place |
| Vain | Not yielding the desired outcome; lacking substance |
| Vast | Very greatt in size, number, or amount |
| Vengeance | Infliction of punishment for a wrong commited |
| Vessel | A ship |
| Vice | An evil practice or habit; a serious moral feeling |
| Whither | To what place?; where |
| Wretch | A person who performs some wicked deed; also, a miserable, unfortunate, or unhappy person |
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