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Frankenstein Vocabulary Letters

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Toughen by using; condition to

Inure

Are you tough enough, soldier? Not "inure" "condition"!
Mental or emotional strength in the face of a difficult situation

Fortitude

Just sport a 'tude for "fortitude"!
To enclose, surround

Encompass

To close in on all "directions"
Spacious, roomy

Capacious

A spacious hat = "cap"-acious!
Waste matter

Dross

Dude on the left is the "dRoss" of the cast!
Encourage, help develop

Foster (noun - fosterage)

Come on, foster, foster!
Gather, collect

Amass

I "amass" debt on my "Amex"
Someone who asks humbly

Suppliant

Humbly begging for something to "sup" on.
Ask or petition

Solicit

Don't even ask if you can solicit here!
Cannot be moved, affected or altered

Inexorable

Someone who isn't "affected" or "moved" by Jamie's hijinks is "inEXorable"!
Boarding a ship or vehicle for a journey

Embarkation

Boarding a birch canoe is real em-"bark"-ation!
Reckless, acting too hastily

Rash

Drive too recklessly and you'll be road "rash"!
Wisdom in practical matters

Prudence

These prud-"ants" are practical workers when it comes to building.
Strong wind

Gale

This must be Hurricane "Gail"!
Refrain from doing

Forbear

I'll "refrain from" leaving my food out "for-bears" when I'm camping!
Surrender, give up

Capitulate

When you ca-"pit"-ulate you show your "pits" to the world!
Abnormally skinny; wasted away

Emaciated

Department store mannequins are so skinny they're e-"Macy's"-ated!

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