Frankenstein Vocab List 2

Question 1

respite (n.)

Answer 1

A usually short period of rest or relief

Question 2

repose (n.)

Answer 2

Rest; calmness; tranquility

Question 3

imbue (v.)

Answer 3

To saturate, as with stain or dye / To inspire, permeate, or pervade

Question 4

chimera (n.)

Answer 4

A creation of the imagination; an impossible and foolish fancy

Question 5

lassitude (n.)

Answer 5

A state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness

Question 6

asylum (n.)

Answer 6

a place offering protection and safety; a shelter

Question 7

precept (n.)

Answer 7

A rule or principle imposing a particular standard of action or conduct

Question 8

pertinacity (n.)

Answer 8

The state of holding firmly or tenaciously to a purpose, belief, or opinion

Question 9

salubrious (adj.)

Answer 9

Conducive or favorable to health or well-being

Question 10

vacillate (v.)

Answer 10

To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another; waver

Question 11

assuage (v.)

Answer 11

To make something less intense or severe / to pacify or calm

Question 12

encomium (n.)

Answer 12

Warm or glowing praise

Question 13

perambulation (n.)

Answer 13

A walk, stroll, or roam through or about

Question 14

placid (adj.)

Answer 14

Peaceful, calm, quiet / satisfied; complacent

Question 15

indelible (adj.)

Answer 15

Incapable of being removed, erased, or washed away; permanent

Question 16

amiable (adj.)

Answer 16

Having a pleasant disposition; good-natured; cordial; sociable; congenial

Question 17

ignominy (n.)

Answer 17

Great personal dishonor or humiliation; shameful or disgraceful action, conduct, or character

Question 18

imperial (adj.)

Answer 18

Regal; majestic / outstanding in size or quality

Question 19

odious (adj.)

Answer 19

Exciting hatred or repugnance

Question 20

verdant (adj.)

Answer 20

Green (as with vegetation) / lacking experience; naive or innocent

Question 21

conjecture (v.)

Answer 21

To infer from inconclusive evidence; guess

Question 22

exhortation (n.)

Answer 22

Language intended to incite and encourage

Question 23

hovel (n.)

Answer 23

A small, miserable dwelling / an open, low shed