Frankenstein Terms Flashcards
Chimerical
Imaginary;unreal
Salubrious
To promote health
Laudanum
Combination of opium and alcohol
Charnel house
Place to house dead bodies
Acme
Highest point; perfection
Autodidact
Self taught
Galvanism
Electrical current stimulation
Elixir
Compound to cure all ills; provide immortality
Physiognomy
Interpretation of character through outward features
Benevolent
Good;kind; charitable
Malevolent
Bad;unkind; evil etc
Alchemy
A philosophy of chemistry and magic practiced during the Middle Ages; attempt to turn base metals into gold
Progeny
Product; result of a creative effort
Golem
Clay being given life
Doppelgänger
Double counterpart
Malignity
An instance of malicious behavior
Recompense
To give in compensation for damage or injury
Countenance
The look on ones face that reveals one’s feelings
Pedantry
Unnecessary display of one’s knowledge, all powerful
Precipice
Steep overhanging place; the brink of disaster
Disconsolate
Unable to be consoled
Absolution
Forgiveness of sins by a priest or in the eyes of god
Abdurate
Stubborn; resistant to persuasion; hardened in feelings
Ignominy
Deep personal humiliation and disgrace
Perdition
Utter destruction; eternal domination
Sublime
Awe inspiring; lofty in thought; elevated in dignity
Venerable
Respected; impressive by reason of age and wisdom
Arduous
Difficult; strenuous; hard to achieve
Palpable
Capable of being toughed; easily perceptible
Omnipotence
God-like; all seeing; all knowing; all powerful
