Frankinstien Vocab Part 3

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evince

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to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
2.
to reveal the possession of (a quality, trait, etc.).

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fastidious

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excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
2.
requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking.

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caprice

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a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
2.
a tendency to change one's mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality; capriciousness: With the caprice of a despotic king, he alternated between kindness and cruelty.
3.
Music . capriccio ( def. 1 ) .

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sullen

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showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
2.
persistently and silently ill-humored; morose.
3.
indicative of gloomy ill humor.
4.
gloomy or dismal, as weather or a sound.
5.
sluggish, as a stream.

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avidity

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1.
eagerness; greediness.
2.
enthusiasm or dedication.

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tertiary

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of the third order, rank, stage, formation, etc.; third.
2.
Chemistry .
a.
noting or containing a carbon atom united to three other carbon atoms.
b.
formed by replacement of three atoms or groups.
3.
( initial capital letter ) Geology . noting or pertaining to the period forming the earlier part of the Cenozoic Era, occurring from 65 million to 2 million years ago, characterized by the development and proliferation of mammals.
4.
Ornithology . tertial.
5.
Ecclesiastical . noting or pertaining to a branch, or third order, of certain religious orders that consists of lay members living in community (regular tertiaries) or living in the world (secular tertiaries).

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prognosticate

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to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
2.
to foretoken; presage: birds prognosticating spring.

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palpable

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readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident: a palpable lie; palpable absurdity.
2.
capable of being touched or felt; tangible.
3.
Medicine/Medical . perceptible by palpation.

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pertinacity

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the quality of being pertinacious; persistence.

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approbation

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approval; commendation.
2.
official approval or sanction.
3.
Obsolete . conclusive proof.

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cabriolet

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a light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage with a folding top, capable of seating two persons.
2.
an automobile resembling a coupe but with a folding top.

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adduce

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verb (used with object), -duced, -duc·ing.
to bring forward in argument or as evidence; cite as pertinent or conclusive: to adduce reasons in support of a constitutional amendment.

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absolution

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act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties.
2.
state of being absolved.
3.
Roman Catholic Theology .
a.
a remission of sin or of the punishment for sin, made by a priest in the sacrament of penance on the ground of authority received from Christ.
b.
the formula declaring such remission.
4.
Protestant Theology . a declaration or assurance of divine forgiveness to penitent believers, made after confession of sins.
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hovel

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act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties.
2.
state of being absolved.
3.
Roman Catholic Theology .
a.
a remission of sin or of the punishment for sin, made by a priest in the sacrament of penance on the ground of authority received from Christ.
b.
the formula declaring such remission.
4.
a small, very humble dwelling house; a wretched hut.
2.
any dirty, disorganized dwelling.
3.
an open shed, as for sheltering cattle or tools.

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supplication

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an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.

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machinations

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an act or instance of machinating.
2.
Usually, machinations. crafty schemes; plots; intrigues.

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Orkneys

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a group of over 70 islands off the N coast of Scotland, separated from the mainland by the Pentland Firth: constitutes an island authority of Scotland; low-lying and treeless; many important prehistoric remains. Administrative centre: Kirkwall. Pop: 19 310 (2003 est). Area: 974 sq km (376 sq miles)Related: Orcadian

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augury

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the art or practice of an augur; divination.
2.
the rite or ceremony of an augur.
3.
an omen, token, or indication.