Frankenstein Vocab Flashcards
Effusion
something that is said or expressed too much or with a lot of emotion
Inure
: to cause (someone) to be less affected by something unpleasant : to cause (someone) to be less sensitive to something unpleasant
Capacious
able to hold or contain a lot : large in capacity
Inexorable
not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
Ameliorate
: to make (something, such as a problem) better, less painful, etc.
Penury
: a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (as money); especially : severe poverty
Caprice
a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
a sudden usually unpredictable condition, change, or series of changes
Chimerical
existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary or improbable
Lineaments
an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face —usually used in plural
a linear topographic feature (as of the earth) that reveals a characteristic (as a fault or the subsurface structure)
Multifarious
having or occurring in great variety : diverse
Reprobate
to condemn strongly as unworthy, unacceptable, or evil
to foreordain to damnation
to refuse to accept : reject
Panegyric
something (such as a speech or a piece of writing) that praises someone or something
Charnel
a building or chamber in which bodies or bones are deposited —called also charnel house
Pertinacity
adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
perversely persistent
stubbornly tenacious
Encomium
: glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise; also : an expression of this
Approbation
: praise or approval
Dilatoriness
tending or intended to cause delay
characterized by procrastination : tardy
Perambulation
: to travel over or through especially on foot :
Salubrious
making good health possible or likely
Exculpate
to prove that someone is not guilty of doing something wrong
Execrate
to dislike and criticize (someone or something) very strongly
Obdurate
: refusing to do what other people want : not willing to change your opinion or the way you do something
Incommoded
: to give inconvenience or distress to : disturb
Scion
: a person who was born into a rich, famous, or important family
Disquisition
a long speech or written report on a subject
Sagacity
the quality of being sagacious : having or showing an ability to understand difficult ideas and situations and to make good decisions
Sanguinary
bloodthirsty, murderous
attended by bloodshed : bloody
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Asseveration
to affirm or declare positively or earnestly
Imprecations
an offensive word or phrase that people say when they are angry
Deputation
a group of people who are sent to a place to represent other people
