30 Wretched Words in Frankenstein Flashcards
Epistle
letters Robert Walton wrote
Penury
Extreme want or poverty
Metaphysical
supernatural
Latter
Further advanced in time
Aught
nothing
Natural philosophy
Physical Science (Physics)
Chimerical
improbable
Citadel
Strong hold or fortified place
Immutable
Changless
Alchemists
Process of transforming common elements to precious elements
Whence
Where from
Physiology
Biology
Charnel-house
Vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited
Minutiae
Trifles or details
Inarticulate
Speechless
Specter
Ghostly appearing figure
Antipathy
Aversion or distaste
Fortnight
Fourteen days or two weeks
Diffident
Timid or unsure
Eulogy
Spoke or written tribute to the dead (High Praised)
Tedious
Tiresome or slow moving
Infamy
evil fame or reputation
Ignominious
Shameful or disgraceful
Timorous
Fearful
Approbation
Official approval
Guile
Skillful deceit
Remorse
Moral anguish
Absolution
Remission of sin imparted by a priest
Obdurate
Obstinate
Perdition
Hell or eternal damnation