Frankenstein Chaps 18-21 Flashcards
Destroy completely; put an end to.
Eradicating
(Especially of a task, process, or journey) requiring considerable effort and time.
Laborious
Physical or mental weakness.
Infirmities
Slow to act; intended to cause delay.
Dilatory
Accept something reluctantly but without protest.
Acquiesced
(Of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.
Sedulous
Avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness.
Indolence
A very small or inadequate amount of something (especially money) paid to someone as an allowance or wage.
Pittance
(Of a plant, animal, etc.) reproduce by natural processes; spread and promote (an idea).
Propagated
Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse; dependent on chance; uncertain.
Precarious
Fallacious arguments, especially used deliberately to deceive.
Sophisms
A state of being pleasantly lost one one’s thoughts; a daydream.
Reveries
A point of high land that juts out into a large body of water; a headland.
Promontory
Obtain (something), especially without care or effort.
Procure