Frankinstien Vocab Part 2

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impertinent

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intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil: a brash, impertinent youth.
2.
not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant: an impertinent detail.
3.
Archaic . inappropriate, incongruous, or absurd.
4.
Obsolete . (of persons) trivial, silly, or absurd.

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dominion

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the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
2.
rule; control; domination.
3.
a territory, usually of considerable size, in which a single rulership holds sway.
4.
lands or domains subject to sovereignty or control.
5.
Government . a territory constituting a self-governing commonwealth and being one of a number of such territories united in a community of nations, or empire: formerly applied to self-governing divisions of the British Empire, as Canada and New Zealand.
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abode

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a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.
2.
an extended stay in a place; sojourn.
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celestial

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pertaining to the sky or visible heaven.
2.
pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly; divine: celestial bliss.
3.
of or pertaining to celestial navigation: a celestial fix.
4.
( initial capital letter ) of or pertaining to the former Chinese Empire or the Chinese people.
noun
5.
an inhabitant of heaven.
6.
( initial capital letter ) a citizen of the Celestial Empire.

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apathy

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absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
2.
lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.
3.
Also, ap·a·thei·a, ap·a·thi·a  [ap-uh-thee-uh] Show IPA. Stoicism . freedom from emotion of any kind.

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tyros

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a beginner in learning anything; novice.

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rent

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a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
2.
a payment or series of payments made by a lessee to an owner in return for the use of machinery, equipment, etc.
3.
Economics . the excess of the produce or return yielded by a given piece of cultivated land over the cost of production; the yield from a piece of land or real estate.
4.
profit or return derived from any differential advantage in production.
5.
Obsolete . revenue or income.

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panegyric

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a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
2.
formal or elaborate praise.

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lassitude

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weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.
2.
a condition of indolent indifference: the pleasant lassitude of the warm summer afternoon.

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encomium

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a formal expression of high praise; eulogy: An encomium by the President greeted the returning hero.

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salubrious

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favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.

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execrate

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to detest utterly; abhor; abominate.
2.
to curse; imprecate evil upon; damn; denounce: He execrated all who opposed him.

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hapless

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unlucky; luckless; unfortunate.

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offal

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the parts of a butchered animal that are considered inedible by human beings; carrion.
2.
the parts of a butchered animal removed in dressing; viscera.
3.
refuse; rubbish; garbage.

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sallies

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a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
2.
a sudden rushing forth or activity.
3.
an excursion or trip, usually off the main course.
4.
an outburst or flight of passion, fancy, etc.: a sally of anger.
5.
a clever, witty, or fanciful remark.
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feint

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a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack: military feints; the feints of a skilled fencer.
2.
a feigned or assumed appearance: His air of approval was a feint to conceal his real motives.

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ennui

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a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.

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sanguine

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cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
2.
reddish; ruddy: a sanguine complexion.
3.
(in old physiology) having blood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced, cheerful, etc.
4.
bloody; sanguinary.
5.
blood-red; red.