Frankenstein Vocab
Terms
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- caprice
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a sudden change in thinking
- chemerical
- imaginary
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countenance
-
facial expression
- diffident
-
lacking confident
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dilatoriness
- delay
- dissipate
-
to scatter
-
dogmatism
-
strict adherence to belief
- emulation
-
to attempt to equal or surpass
-
fervent
- intensely devoted or earnest
- forbear
-
to refrain from doing
- ignobal
-
not noble
-
imperious
- overbearing, arrogant
- inure
-
accustom to pain or trouble
- lassitude
- weariness
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minutiae
-
small details
-
panegyric
- formal speech praising a person or event
- pedantry
-
emphasis on trivial points
to adhere exactly to the rules
- precept
- a rule of moral conduct
- respite
-
temporary relief
-
salubrious
- healthful
-
satiate
-
to provide with more than enough
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superfluous
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unnecessary or excessive