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Frankenstein 5-10
Vocabulary Frankenstein 5-10
Term | Definition |
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langour | lack of enthusiasm |
fetter | tie up |
perversity | abnormality, difference |
diffident | lacking in self-confidence |
prognosticate | to forecast;to predict from facts |
precipice | cliff;crag; steep mountainside |
candor | speaking honestly,frankness, sincerity |
wantonly | done in a reckless and malicious way; not moral |
perdition | loss of ones soul; utter loss or destruction |
malice | a desire to hurt or harm others |
abhorrance | intense dislike |
anon | in a short time |
efface | rub out, to obliterate |
guile | deceit;sly tricks |
indignation | anger at something unworthy or unjust |
eulogy | speech or writing in praise of the dead |
salubrious | healthful |
shroud | burial cloth or garments |
placid | peaceful; quiet |
countenance | facial expressions |