Frankenstein Vocab Chapter One
Terms
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- Incapable of being fatigued; tireless
- Indefatigable
- To grow well, thrive
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Flourish
The "flowerish" field "flourishes" - Of low quality, inferior, base
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Mean
Collapsing foundation = "mean base"! - To get by a special effort
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Procure
Only this doctor was able to get the "pro-cure"--the others were amateurs! - To be constantly irritating
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Rankle
Broken foot = "ankle rankle" - To braid
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Plait
This dinner "plait" is "braided"! - A tiny amount of something
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Pittance
Brad was NOT given a "Pitt"-ance of good looks! - Living on food, staying alive
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Subsistence
Living on subs = "sub"-sistence - Act of burying
- Interment
- To show lots of attention and care
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Dote
Homer sure doesn't "doh!"-te on his children! - To pay back money for something
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Recompense
If you get in a car accident, you should "wreck"-ompense the other driver! - To give up, let go
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Relinquish
If you "give up" on learning this trick, you'll be re-"link"-uishing! - Gloomy, dejected
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Disconsolate
The "dissed consonant" was "dis-consolate"! - Extreme poverty or scarcity
- Penury
- A European mountain goat, or the cloth made from its hide
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Chamois
This towel isn't really made from a goat--it's a "sham"-my! - From the country; rural
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Rustic
This truck is "rustic" and "rust"-y!