Thursday, March 21, 2013

Chapters 1-5 Vocabulary

Please make three different posts of three different vocabulary words from chapters 1-5 of Frankenstein.  You must post the words, the part of speech, and the definition:

ex.
BESTOW: (v) to give a gift

In addition, you must reply to three others students' vocabulary words with a sentence of your own written in context:

ex.
The queen bestowed the title of knight to the loyal man.

This is due Monday by class time.


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  1. Predilection(n.)- preference,liking.

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    1. My Predilection for cheese burgers grows more each day.

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    2. My newfound predilection for cuteness captured my eye.

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    3. I have a predilection of tomatoes on my sandwiches.

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  2. Chimerical(adj.) – fanciful, imaginary, visionary.

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    1. The girl's best friend, Mary, is chimerical.

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    2. Little Susie always told chimerical tales of dragons, fairies, and mermaids.

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  3. Degrade (v)- to lower in rank or status; to drag down in moral or intellectual character

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    1. Michael Jordan was degraded after returning to the NBA from his retirement.

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    2. Bullies like to degrade others by picking on them and calling them names.

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  4. Banish(v.) –to force to leave, exile.

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    1. Chris was banished from Walmart after his embarrassing act.

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    2. The teenagers were banished from the movie theater for sneaking into R rated movies.

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    3. Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden.

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    4. Chris is banished from all of Walmarts in the world.

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    5. When the fight broke out at the party everyone was banished.

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    6. Two teenage boys were banished from MSA for their shameful behavior.

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  5. Robust (adj)- strong and healthy; hardy

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    1. I think of myself as being somewhat like the hulk, ROBUST!

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    2. All parents want a robust child.

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    3. After coming out the hospital, my grandmother was robust and happy.

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  6. Consummation (n)- fulfillment; ultimate goal or accomplishment

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    1. Consummation was reached after the woman checked off many things on her bucket list.

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  7. Syndic- (n.) One appointed to represent a corporation, university, or other organization in business transactions; a business agent.

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  8. Neglect (v.)- to ignore or disregard

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    1. Do not neglect your English test you have tomorrow.

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    2. I neglected my lizard Harry for a week and he died.

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    3. The driver had shown an extreme neglect for shaving his face.

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    4. Chris neglects his parents when they call his phone.

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    1. In order to drive and not get a ticket or go to jail you must procure a driver license.

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    2. I had to procure an invitation to get into the party.

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  11. Benevolent- (adj.) Well meaning and kindly.

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    1. It turns out that their motives are benevolent.

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    2. The teacher sounds rude but she is really benevolent.

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  12. Indefatigable(adj.)-never tired

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    1. The basketball player played the entire game, he seemed indefatigable.

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    2. My little sister is indefatigable, she stays up all night.

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    3. My six year old cousin is indefatigable during the weekdays.

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    4. Justin Randall is indefatigable.

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    5. She seemed so indefatigable while running at her track meet.

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    6. My 5 year old niece is indefatigable, she never get tired of playing.

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  13. Disconsolate- (Adj.) Without consolation or comfort; unhappy

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    1. Bob, the builder, tried to entertain the disconsolate boy by hitting himself with his own tools.

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    2. The teacher was disconsolate when the students continued to talk over her.

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    3. Kyle was disconsolate when Vanessa rejected him; we couldn't make him feel better, no matter how much we tried.

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    1. Sheen must have a lot of fortitude to lift weights everyday after school in the gym.

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    2. The cancer victium's fortitude helped her win the battle against her disease.

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    3. The quarterback's fortitude led his team to a victory.

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  15. Allude (v.)- to make an indirect reference

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    1. She alludes the negative comments she makes about her peers.

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  16. Perpetually(adv.)-endlessly, always

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    1. The earth has spun perpetually for billions of years.

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    2. My mother perpetually nags about me cleaning my room.

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  17. prognosticate(v)- to indicate in advance; to forecast

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    1. The newscast prognosticated the weather for Prom night,exactly as expected.

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  18. Oblivion(n.)-the state of being completely forgotten

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  19. consolation(n)- something providing comfort or solace for a loss or hardship

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    1. I ate a lot of ice cream as consolation after my dog died.

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    2. Being in the company of my friends gave me consolation after the death of my grandparents.

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  20. Reverential(adj)-of the nature of, due to, or characterized by reverence.

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  21. Entreaty(n)- a plea or request

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    1. The guilty man to an entreaty in order to not go to jail for long.

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    2. The principal ignored our entreaty and cancelled the dance anyway.

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    3. The teachers entreaty was to not cheat in her class.

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  22. Benignity (n)- kindness, gentleness, charity

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  23. Sustenance (n) - means of living, source of nourishment

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  24. Reprobate(v)- to disapprove of, condemn

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  25. Pretension (noun) - A claim or the assertion of a claim to something.
    (verb) - Apply tension to (an object) before some other process or event.

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  26. Cursory(adj)- hastily done, superficial

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    1. He took a cursory glance at the history passage.

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  27. vagrantsn(n)- a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging.
    (adj)- characteristic of, relating to, or living the life of a vagrant.

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    1. The vagrant character of 'Homestuck' is my favorite.

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  28. Futile(adj)- serving no useful purpose; hopeless

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  29. Animate (v)- to make lively, excited; to fill with spirit.

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    1. He was animated with joy over the new movie.

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  30. Contrive (v) - to devise, plan, or manage; to form in an artistic manner

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  31. Protract(v)- to prolong, draw out, extend

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    1. I protract to do my work until it is time to turn in grades.

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  32. unremitting(adj)- never relaxing or slackening incessant

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    1. My schedule during the week is unremitting, so when the weekends arrive I am enthused.

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  33. Deplore (v.)- feel or express strong disapproval of.

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    1. The teacher deplores the act of students skipping class.

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  34. Superfluous (adj) - Unnecessary, esp. through being more than enough.

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  35. Flagrant(adj)-Outrageous,conspicuous

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    1. He acted in a very flagrant matter when he lost his temper.

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  36. Loathing(n)- hatred or great dislike

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    1. I loathing when people don't try hard during a softball game.

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    2. The correct way to say this sentence is:

      I loathe when people don't try hard during a softball game.

      Loathing, as you used it, is a noun.

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  37. Solemn(adj)-Deeply serious, somberly impressive

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  38. Repugnance (noun) -
    1. Intense disgust.
    2. Inconsistency or incompatibility of ideas or statements.

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  39. Transitory (adj)- short-lived, existing only briefly

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    1. Her clothing line was only transitory because her sales were low.

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  40. Chilvary (n)- the qualities of an ideal knight

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  41. amable (adj)- friendly, pleasant, likable

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  42. Adversity (n.)- difficulties; misfortune

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  43. Emulation (n)- jealously rivalry, ambition to excel

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    1. No matter how much she trusted him, the girl still faced emulation.

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  44. remorse(n)- a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt.

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    1. We were all filled with remorse after the funeral.

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  45. convalescence(n)- a gradual recovery after an illness.

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  46. Abode (n.)- a place if residence; a house or home.

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  47. Apathy (n)- lack of feeling or emotion

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  48. ascend(v)- to rise to another level or climb; move upward.

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    1. He was happy when he found out that he had ascended to the next level on the game.

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  49. Perversity(n)- deiberate unruliness; immorality.

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  50. Docile(adj)- tame, willing to be taught.

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    1. Some breeds of dogs are more docile than others.

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  51. Disposition (n): a person's inherent qualities of mind and character.

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    1. My normally sunny disposition was rudely interrupted by the thought of looking for more vocabulary words.

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  52. Hitherto (adv): until now or until the point in time under discussion.

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    1. Sir Macklemore said, "I shall hastily remove some price indicators, hitherto I possess only twenty shillings on my person."

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  53. Rustic (adj): having a simplicity and charm that is considered typical of the countryside.

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  54. Pedantry (n): the habit of paying attention to academic details or rules, a vain display of learning.

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  55. Arduous (adj): extremely difficult, laborious

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    1. Tearing down my grandpa's old shed was arduous.

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  56. Hindrance (n): the act or state of being delay, an impediment

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  57. pittance (n)- a very small or inadequate amount of money paid to someone as an allowance or wage.

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    1. After doing all of the work and cleaning the house, the boy got paid a pittance.

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    1. An angel descended from the sky and Austin exclaimed, "Oh snap! This chic is celestial."

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  59. comply (verb) act in accordance with a wish or command

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    1. Some of the student at MSA do not comply with the grades required to stay in the academy.

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  60. lassitude (noun)- a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy

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  61. mien (n) characteristics expressive of attitude or personality

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  62. dogmatism (noun)- the tendency to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others

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  63. erroneously (adv) with errors; mistakes

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    1. My rough draft was erroneously written because I was rushing.

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  64. countenance (noun)- a person's face or facial expression
    (verb)- admit as acceptable or possible

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    1. Upon viewing today's assignment, my countenance became grim and dark, some would even describe it as "grimdark."

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  65. sacrilege (noun)- violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

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  66. imprudence: (n) careless lack of caution

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  67. ardent(adj.) -passionate, enthusiastic, fervent

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  68. Abstruse (adj.)
    1. Difficult to understand
    2. obscure, deep, profound

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  69. recapitulation (n): a brief summary

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  70. exultation (n.) - the act of being extremely joyful.

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  71. Elixir (n)
    1. sweetened solution containing medicine.
    2. catholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panacea,

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  72. panegyric (n): elaborate praise: formal hymn of praise

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  73. infallibly (adv.) - unfailingly, unerringly

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  74. Demoniacal (adj)-devilish, very wicked

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    1. Witches have a reputation and are well-known to be demoniacal beings.

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  75. wretchedness (adj) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state

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    1. The man that they pulled from the car was wretchedness.

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  76. subsistence (n) - means for existence; the necessities of life

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  77. rankle (v) continue to be painful; fester

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  78. repent (v) - to regret a past action

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    1. Sinners are taught to repent after they have made a mistake.

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  79. relinquish (v) voluntarily cease to keep or claim

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    1. The heartbroken little girl relinquished her rights to her new toys after misbehaving at school.

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    2. The princess relinquished her right to the throne.

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  80. caprice (n) - an impulsive change of mind, fickleness

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  81. Malignant (n.)- evil in influence of effect; aggressively malicious; tending to produce health.

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    1. The stepsisters' malignant behavior towards Cinderella reduced her to tears.

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  82. Inclemency (n) - storminess; unmercifulness, lack of lenience

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  83. Indulge(v.)- to give in to a craving or desire.

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  84. Lexicon (n) - a dictionary; the vocabulary of a language

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  85. Irreparable(adj.)- unable to be repaired.

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  86. Presumption (n) - rudeness; improper boldness

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  87. Palpitate (v) - to beat rapidly and strongly

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  88. Step mothers are very odious toward their step children.

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  89. Apparition (n) - an unexpected or unusual sight; a ghostly figure.

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    1. The party was going quite well until Macbeth thought he saw an apparition of Banqou.

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  90. Deplore- (a)-to feel or express grief for

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  91. Profane (adj.) - impure; contrary to religion; sacrilegious.

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    1. Madeline's profane comments are not appropriate for this forum.

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  92. Ardour- (a)-an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling

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  93. Chimera- (n)- an illusion or fabrication of the mind; especially : an unrealizable dream

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  94. Pulpit- (n) a raised platform or lectern in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon.

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  95. Incantation- (n) a series of words said as a magic spell or charm

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  96. Disinclination- (n) a reluctance or lack of enthusiasm

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  97. tingle- (v) to affect or modify in character; to color with a slight shade, stain, odor, or taste

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  98. Languor-(n)-lack of energy, indifference, slowness

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  99. infuse (v)- to inspire or animate; to cause to be permeated with something that alters for the better

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  100. Vivacity-(n)-liveliness,spiritedness

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  101. Leisure(n)- Free time

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