Frankenstein Flashcards
conciliating
stop someone from being angry; placate; pacify
pedantry
excessive concern with minor details/rules
ameliorate
to make something bad better
indefatigable
(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly.
avidity
extreme eagerness
chimerical
hoped for but impossible
or
formed from parts of different animals
ignominy
great public shame, disgrace, or embarrassment, or a situation or event that causes this.
salubrious
health-giving; healthy.
encomiums
a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.
pertinacity
a quality of sticking with something, no matter what
lassitude
a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.
tumult
confusion or disorder.
chimera
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a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve.