Frankenstein Vocab Chapter Three
Terms
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- An event that has prophetic significance
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Omen
Oh man! That omen is bad! - Cause of harm, suffering, distress
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Malignity - To tell the future
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Prognosticate - Unable to be made good or remedied
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Irreparable
Don't try to repair this house...it's irreparable. - Violation of something held sacred
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Sacrilege - Postpone, delay
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Defer - High goal, target, objective
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Aspiration
The artist Jasper Johns proves he had high aspirations. - Shut out, hinder, exclude
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Debar - A light carriage for two persons
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Chaise - Strong distate or offense
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Repugnance
This "pug" is the height of re-"pug"-nance! - To turn back; to feel sorry for one's actions
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Repent - All-powerful
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Omnipotent - Lacking in manners; clumsy, vulgar
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Uncouth - To belong to
- Appertain
- A wicked, evil person
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Reprobate
This reprobate is the very picture of malignity... - To dominate the mind beforehand; to prejudice towards one particular thing
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Prejudice
The "prepossessed" person takes "pride" in his "prejudice"... - Ineffective, useless
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Futile
We are Borg...resistance is futile... - A fantastical dream or creation
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Chimera - Look, appearance, nature
- Aspect
- A review; going over again at the end of something
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Recapitulation
Oh no! It's another stick up! RE-capitulate! - Formal speech of praise
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Panegyric - To change from one form to another
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Transmute
"Alchemists (and superheroes) attempted to transmute the iron to gold." - Readily perceived; capable of being felt or touched
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Palpable
Umm...no? - Bearing, appearance, demeanor
- Mien
- Easy to approach; friendly
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Affable - A pretense, or put-on
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Affectation - Repectfully yielding to others
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Deference - Of little or no importance
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Petty
Richard Petty + NASCAR = of little or no importance