Frankenstein Vocabulary

The continual thought of a good man was how to inure himself to suffering, and prepare himself for death.

• cause to accept

• display a tempermental mood.

• help.

• express passion for

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

He folded up his newspaper, his curiosity satiated.

• complete.

• impossible to achieve.

• concerned.

• resigned or surrendered

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Martin Luther King Jr. was an indefatigable defender of human rights.

• Of the nature of, due to, or characterized by reverence.

• Convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral.

• Make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate.

• Persisting tirelessly.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

His impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away.

• A person's face or facial expression.

• the prevailing mood in the room

• Care or concern for someone or something.

• An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

I was touched by his solicitude.

• A person's face or facial expression.

• Care or concern for someone or something.

• Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

• Persisting tirelessly.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Rod Burchett is a fervent follower of the Ohio State Buckeyes.

• Not producing any or the desired effect.

• Never ending or changing.

• Having or displaying a passionate intensity.

• prevailing mood

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

With a sense of foreboding she read the note.

• Make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate.

• Hoped for but illusory or impossible to achieve.

• Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

• Fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

She collected each piece of jewelry from around the world with joy and ardor.

• serious and intent mental state

• extreme vigor or energy

• prevailing mood

• state of being concerned or anxious

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

James was a ____ fan of the Cubs, so he was absolutely thrilled when they won the World Series.

• earnestness

• emaciated

• fervent

• foreboding

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which vocabulary word completes the sentence?

American Ninja Warrior is a show that tests contestants' physical ___ and skills.

• emaciated

• foreboding

• satiated

• fortitude

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4