Frankenstein Vocab List 2 Flashcards
respite (n.)
A usually short period of rest or relief
repose (n.)
Rest; calmness; tranquility
imbue (v.)
To saturate, as with stain or dye / To inspire, permeate, or pervade
chimera (n.)
A creation of the imagination; an impossible and foolish fancy
lassitude (n.)
A state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
asylum (n.)
a place offering protection and safety; a shelter
precept (n.)
A rule or principle imposing a particular standard of action or conduct
pertinacity (n.)
The state of holding firmly or tenaciously to a purpose, belief, or opinion
salubrious (adj.)
Conducive or favorable to health or well-being
vacillate (v.)
To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another; waver
assuage (v.)
To make something less intense or severe / to pacify or calm
encomium (n.)
Warm or glowing praise
perambulation (n.)
A walk, stroll, or roam through or about
placid (adj.)
Peaceful, calm, quiet / satisfied; complacent
indelible (adj.)
Incapable of being removed, erased, or washed away; permanent
amiable (adj.)
Having a pleasant disposition; good-natured; cordial; sociable; congenial
ignominy (n.)
Great personal dishonor or humiliation; shameful or disgraceful action, conduct, or character
imperial (adj.)
Regal; majestic / outstanding in size or quality
odious (adj.)
Exciting hatred or repugnance
verdant (adj.)
Green (as with vegetation) / lacking experience; naive or innocent
conjecture (v.)
To infer from inconclusive evidence; guess
exhortation (n.)
Language intended to incite and encourage
hovel (n.)
A small, miserable dwelling / an open, low shed
