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7432549363Ipso FactoBy the fact that0
7432549364Ars LongaArt is long, life is short1
7432549365Cogito Ergo SumI think, therefore I am2
7432549366Deus Ex MachinaGod from the machine3
7432549367Requescat in paceMay he/she rest in peace4
7432549368Ad InfinitumTo infinity5
7432549369In AbsentiaIn absence6
7432549370E Pluribus UnumOut of many, one7
7432549371Ad NauseamTo the point of nausea8
7432549372IncipitIt begins9
7432549373Ex LibrisFrom the books of10
7432549374Alter EgoOther self11
7432549375IncognitoUnknown12
7432549376Tabula RasaBlank Slate13
7432549377Ipso FactoVictor Frankenstein attempted to "play God," ____ he catalyzed tragic and dramatic repercussions.14
7432549378Ars LongaBecause ____, the novel Frankenstein has outlived Mary Shelley.15
7432549379Cogito Ergo SumWhile the creature debated its existance, it should find relief knowing that _____.16
7432549380Deus Ex MachinaAlphose coming to Victor's cell to speak with him could be seen as a/n ___; it was almost as though divine intervention was given to calm Victor's chaotic mind.17
7432549381Requescat in paceI am sorry that little William passed away; _____.18
7432549382Ad InfinitumSometimes class seems to last ___ because it is so boring when we have nothing to do.19
7432549383In AbsentiaAlthough the creature was _____, Frankenstein knew that it had commited the crime due to the strangle marks around its neck.20
7432549384E Pluribus UnumPerhaps if Victor wasn't so nervous about people finding out about the creature he created, he could have been able to unite forces with the motto _____ to defeat it21
7432549385Ad NauseamAs a reader, sometimes I feel that Frankenstein's dramatic feelings are explained ___. I get so sick of it and just want the plot to advance!22
7432549386IncipitThe ___ to Frankenstein is "You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings."23
7432549387Ex LibrisAlthough our copy of the novel does not have a/n ______, many older novels do to show the origin of its ownership.24
7432549388Alter EgoAs we see the creature struggle with its humanity (or lack there of), it develops a/n ___ of a daemon.25
7432549389IncognitoMaybe the cottagers would have reacted differently to the creature if he had introduced himself ____.26
7432549390Tabula RasaWe see the Mary Shelley's belief in Locke's theory of ____ when the creature is "born" without any preconceived understanding of the world around him.27
7432549391Transmute - Def.change or alter in form, appearance, or nature28
7432549392Dogmatic - Def.arrogant or stubborn insistence that one's views are correct29
7432549393Convalescence - Def.gradual healing through rest after sickness or injury30
7432549394Delineate - Def.represented accurately or precisely31
7432549395Dilatoriness - Def.slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it32
7432549396Vacillating - Def.uncertain in purpose or action33
7432549397Interminable - Def.without end34
7432549398Requisite - Def.necessary for relief or supply35
7432549399Indefatigable - Def.showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality36
7432549400Ignominious - Def.deserving or bringing disgrace or shame37
7432549401Approbation - Def.official approval38
7432549402Malignity - Def.quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will39
7432549403Panegyric - Def.formally expressing praise40
7432549404TransmuteThe modern masters promise very little; they know that metals cannot be ___(ed) and that the elixir of life is a chimera but these philosophers, whose hands seem only made to dabble in dirt, and their eyes to pore over the microscope or crucible, have indeed performed miracles.41
7432549405DogmatismHis gentleness was never tinged by ____, and his instructions were given with an air of frankness and good nature that banished every idea of pedantry.42
7432549406ConvalescenceIt was a divine spring, and the season contributed greatly to my _____.43
7432549407DilatoryThe latter method of obtaining the desired intelligence was ____ and unsatisfactory; besides, I had an insurmountable aversion to the idea of engaging myself in my loathsome task in my father's house while in habits of familiar intercourse with those I loved.44
7432549408VacillatingThe poor woman was very _____ in her repentance.45
7432549409IndefatigableHe was respected by all who knew him for his integrity and ____ attention to public business.46
7432549410IgnominiousJustine also was a girl of merit and possessed qualities which promised to render her life happy; now all was to be obliterated in an ____ grave, and I the cause!47
7432549411ApprobationM. Krempe was not equally docile; and in my condition at that time, of almost insupportable sensitiveness, his harsh blunt encomiums gave me even more pain than the benevolent ___ of M. Waldman.48
7432549412MalignityShe attended her sickbed; her watchful attentions triumphed over the ____ of the distemperment. Elizabeth was saved, but the consequences of this imprudence were fatal to her preserver.49
7432549413PanegyricAfter having made a few preparatory experiments, he concluded with a ____ upon modern chemistry, the terms of which I shall never forget: "The ancient teachers of this science," said he, "promised impossibilities and performed nothing."50
7432549414Quixotic - Def.not sensible about practical matters51
7432549415Bedlam - Def.a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion52
7432549416Narcisism - Def.an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself53
7432549417Yahoo - Def.a person who is not intelligent or interested in culture54
7432549418Panacea - Def.a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.55
7432549419Draconian - Def.imposing a harsh code of laws56
7432549420Protean - Def.taking on different forms57
7432549421Laurels - Def.a recognition for achievement58
7432549422Nemesis - Def.something causing misery or death59
7432549423Mentor - Def.a wise and trusted guide and advisor60
7432549424Haggard - Def.looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering.61
7432549425Iconoclast - Def.a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions.62
7432549426Braggadocio - Def.vain and empty boasting63
7432549427Quixotic - SourceMiguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote64
7432549428Bedlam - Sourcerefers to a London psychiatric institution65
7432549429Narcisism - Sourcethe son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope who fell in love with his own reflection66
7432549430Yahoo - SourceJonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels67
7432549431Panacea - Sourcethe Greek goddess of universal remedy68
7432549432Draconian - Sourcethe Athenian statesman Draco who had a severe code of laws69
7432549433Protean - SourceGreek sea-god of rivers and oceanic bodies of water70
7432549434Laurels - Sourcewreaths in Greece being given as an honor71
7432549435Nemesis - SourceGreek goddess of indignation against, and retribution for, evil deeds and undeserved good fortune72
7432549436Mentor - Sourcea character from Homer's The Odyssey who advised Odysseus in his old age73
7432549437Haggard - Sourcefalconry, referring to a hawk that is untamed74
7432549438Iconoclast - SourceByzantine Emperor Leo III75
7432549439Braggadocio - SourceEdmund Spenser's Faerie Queen76
7432549440Feet of claya fundamental flaw or weakness in a person otherwise revered77
7432549441Throw down the gauntletto challenge or confront someone78
7432549442Myrmidona hired ruffian or unscrupulous subordinate79
7432549443A Simon Legreea cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees80
7432549444Job's ComfortersA person who tries to console or help someone and not only fails but ends up making the other feel worse.81
7432549445A Sisyphean taskA task that seems impossible to complete82
7432549446Handwriting on the walla premonition, portent, or clear indication, especially of failure or disaster83
7432549447Gotterdammerunga collapse (as of a society or regime) marked by catastrophic violence and disorder84
7432549448Catch 22a problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem or by a rule85
7432549449Apple of Discorda prize that many people feel they deserve that leads to chaos and fighting86
7432549450Oedipus Complexthe complex of emotions aroused in a young child, typically around the age of four, by an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex and a wish to exclude the parent of the same sex87
7432549451Bacchanaliadrunken revelry88
7432549452Crossing the Rubicona point of no return89
7432549453Antediluvianridiculously old-fashioned90
7432549454Feet of clay - SourceBible - Book of Daniel91
7432549455Throw down the gauntlet - Sourcethe heavy armored gloves worn by medieval knights92
7432549456Myrmidon - Sourcea member of a warlike Thessalian people led by Achilles at the siege of Troy93
7432549457A Simon Legree - SourceHarriet Beacher Stowe's novella, Uncle Tom's Cabin94
7432549458Job's Comforters - SourceBible - Book of Job95
7432549459A Sisyphean task - SourceGreek mythology - eternal punishment96
7432549460Handwriting on the wall - SourceBible - Book of Daniel97
7432549461Gotterdammerung - SourceGerman mythology98
7432549462Catch 22 - Sourcethe novel by Joseph Heller99
7432549463Apple of Discord - SourceGreek mythology - fruit that said "For the fairest" thrown by Eris, goddess of discord, among the gods100
7432549464Oedipus Complex - SourceSigmund Freud's theory based on the play by Sophocles101
7432549465Bacchanalia - SourceGreek mythology - god of wine102
7432549466Crossing the Rubicon - SourceJulius Caesar's event in 49 BC that precipitated the Roman Cival War, leading to Caesar's becomming dictator103
7432549467Antediluvian - SourceBible - the time before the biblical Flood104

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