AP Literature: Frankenstein Vocabulary I Flashcards
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| 8623862522 | effect (verb) | to bring about; accomplish | 0 | |
| 8623865416 | inexorable (adjective) | 1. relentless 2. obstinate; not moved by persuasion | 1 | |
| 8623866836 | prudent (adjective) | cautious; careful | 2 | |
| 8623869312 | capitulate (verb) | give up; give away; give in; submit; succumb; surrender, esp. on stated conditions | 3 | |
| 8623871991 | conciliating (verb) | soothingly friendly | 4 | |
| 8623873107 | ameliorate (verb) | to make better; improve | 5 | |
| 8623875462 | pittance (noun) | small number or amount; a small amount of money | 6 | |
| 8623876550 | predilection (noun) | preference; liking; fondness | 7 | |
| 8623877416 | multifarious (adjective) | diverse; having many parts | 8 | |
| 8623879363 | prognosticate (verb) | foretell; foresee; prophecy; predict | 9 | |
| 8623880307 | cursory (adjective) | hurried; superficial; quick | 10 | |
| 8623881364 | palpable (adjective) | tangible; capable of being touched or felt; perceptible | 11 | |
| 8623884210 | affable (adjective) | friendly; pleasant; easygoing | 12 | |
| 8623885235 | transitory (adjective) | temporary; short-lived | 13 | |
| 8623886488 | allude (verb) | suggest; refer; intimate | 14 | |
| 8623888693 | perverse (adjective) | stubborn departure from what is reasonable or required | 15 | |
| 8623889258 | approbation (noun) | approval; admiration | 16 | |
| 8623890786 | diffident (adjective) | retiring; self-effacing; shy | 17 | |
| 8623891633 | callous (adjective) | cold; unfeeling | 18 | |
| 8623898555 | candor (noun) | sincerity; openness | 19 | |
| 8623899057 | infamy (noun) | 1. notoriety; disreputable; ill repute 2. disgrace; scandal; outrage; dishonor | 20 | |
| 8623901719 | timorous (adjective) | fearful; timid | 21 | |
| 8623903206 | precipitate (verb) | to hasten the occurrence of; to cause to occur prematurely | 22 | |
| 8623903923 | execrate (verb) | to denounce; to declare to be evil or detestable | 23 | |
| 8623905136 | verdant (adjective) | flowering; green | 24 | |
| 8623906104 | sublime (adjective) | majestic; awe inspiring; exalted or grand | 25 |