Frankenstein quiz
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jenniferbrickhouse on February 18, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 converse | carry on a conversation |
| odious | unequivocally detestable |
| averse | opposed |
| quench | cool by plunging into cold water |
| transient | one who stays for only a short time |
| celestial | of heaven or the spirit |
| niche | a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it |
| endeavor | a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) |
| ardent | characterized by intense emotion |
| latitude | scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought |
| emaciated | very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold |
| converse | a proposition obtained by conversion |
| adversity | a state of misfortune or affliction |
| afflicted | grievously affected especially by disease |
| benevolent | generous in providing aid to others |
| obliterated | reduced to nothingness |
| vicar | a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman |
| desolation | an event that results in total destruction |
| asylum | a shelter from danger or hardship |
| dissipate | move away from each other |
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