Frankenstein Vocab IV Flashcards
Placid
: Not easily upset or excited
: Not moving much
: calm and steady
Diffidence
The quality or state of being diffident
: lacking confidence : not feeling comfortable around people
: very careful about acting or speaking
Languor
: a state of feeling tired and relaxed
Acme
: the highest point of something
Invective
: of, relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse
Haughty
: having or showing the insulting attitude of people who think that they are better, smarter, or more important than other people
Flit
: to move or fly quickly from one place or thing to another
Extricate
: to free or remove (someone or something) fromsomething (such as a trap or a difficult situation)
Asseverate
: to affirm or declare positively or earnestly
Torpor
: a state of not being active and having very little energy