Mary Shelly's Frankenstein

Rick R.
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  1. chimera
    a grotesque product of the imagination
  2. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  3. ardour
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  4. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  5. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  6. embark
    set out on, as an enterprise or subject of study
  7. alchemist
    one who tried to change ordinary metals into gold
    One who tries to turn ordinary metals into gold.
  8. enounce
    speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
  9. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  10. insurrection
    organized opposition to authority
  11. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  12. resolute
    firm in purpose or belief
  13. mien
    a person's appearance, manner, or demeanor
    one's manner or conduct
  14. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  15. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  16. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  17. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  18. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  19. procure
    get by special effort
  20. discriminate
    marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
  21. physiognomy
    the human face
  22. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  23. dogma
    a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  24. pedantry
    an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
  25. ostentation
    pretentious or showy or vulgar display
  26. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  27. facile
    performing adroitly and without effort
  28. entice
    provoke someone to do something through persuasion
  29. enticement
    something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
  30. seduce
    lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct
  31. seducer
    a bad person who entices others into error or wrongdoing
  32. beguiler
    a person who charms others
  33. beguilement
    magnetic personal charm
  34. beguiled
    filled with wonder and delight
  35. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  36. infallible
    incapable of failure or error
  37. proficient
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  38. protract
    lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  39. phenomenon
    any state or process known through the senses
  40. thenceforth
    from that time on
  41. recourse
    act of turning to for assistance
  42. irksome
    tedious or irritating
  43. corrupt
    dishonest or immoral or evasive
  44. corruption
    use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
  45. apparition
    an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
  46. charnel house
    a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited
  47. causation
    the act of making something happen
  48. rapture
    a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
  49. consummation
    the act of bringing to completion or fruition
  50. obliterated
    reduced to nothingness
  51. glimmer
    a slight suggestion or vague understanding
    also, a flash or twinkling of light
  52. precept
    a rule of personal conduct
  53. acquirement
    an ability that has been acquired by training
  54. aspire
    have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
  55. multitude
    a large indefinite number
  56. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
    something that just won't stop
  57. bore
    a person who evokes tedium
    also, from the root "to bear" meaning to carry
  58. torrent
    an overwhelming number or amount
    also like a flood of something, such as water, thoughts, events, etc.
  59. unremitting
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
    like incessant, something that won't stop or cease.
  60. hallowed
    worthy of religious veneration
  61. acuteness
    a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed
  62. profane
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  63. luxuriant
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
  64. vintage
    a season's yield of wine from a vineyard
    or, something that is old and classic, as in a wine, a car, or something exemplary
  65. procrastinate
    waste time or postpone doing what one should be doing
  66. ascribe
    attribute or credit to
  67. alloy
    a mixture containing two or more metallic elements
  68. engrossed
    giving or marked by complete attention to
  69. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  70. offal
    viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal
  71. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  72. disquisition
    an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion
  73. sublime
    of high moral or intellectual value
  74. imbue
    spread or diffuse through
  75. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  76. abhorrent
    offensive to the mind
  77. sagacity
    the trait of having wisdom and good judgment
  78. supplication
    the act of communicating with a deity
  79. succour
    assistance in time of difficulty
  80. imprecate
    wish harm upon; invoke evil
  81. augment
    enlarge or increase
  82. alleviate
    make easier
  83. desolate
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  84. requisition
    an authoritative demand
  85. requisite
    necessary for relief or supply
  86. insurmountable
    not capable of being overcome
  87. sirocco
    a hot, dry wind from North Africa that blows into southern Europe
  88. exordium
    the introductory section of an oration or discourse
  89. dissipate
    cause to separate and go in different directions
    disperse and fade away
  90. candor
    the quality of being honest and straightforward
  91. infirmity
    the state of being weak in health or body
  92. dilatory
    wasting time
  93. impediment
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
    anything that interferes with the progress of an endeavor
  94. intimate
    marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
  95. machination
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
  96. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  97. indolence
    inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
  98. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
Created on Sun Dec 18 13:16:49 EST 2011 (updated Mon Jan 16 04:06:09 EST 2012)

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