Frankenstein Vocabulary

Question 1

Natural Philosophy

Answer 1

the science of matter (anything that takes up space) and energy and their interactions
Basically … all science.

Question 2

Enounce

Answer 2

speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way (ex.: like enunciate)

Question 3

Charnel House

Answer 3

a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited

Question 4

Anatomize

Answer 4

Dissect in order to analyze
Look at thoroughly
Like anatomy is the study of all the parts of a being, to anatomize is to study all the parts of a thing

Question 5

Imbue

Answer 5

Spread or diffuse through (feeling)

Question 6

Ardour

Answer 6

Feelings of great warmth or intensity

Question 7

Galvanism

Answer 7

Electricity produced by a chemical action

Question 8

Prognosticate

Answer 8

Make a prediction about or to tell in advance

Question 9

Inquirer

Answer 9

Someone who asks a question

Question 10

Procure

Answer 10

To get by special effort
What you get from trying hard at something

Question 11

Alchemist

Answer 11

Someone who tries to change ordinary metals into gold

Question 12

Bestow

Answer 12

To give as a gift

Question 13

Elixir

Answer 13

A substance that cures all ills (usually a liquid)

Question 14

Enticement

Answer 14

Something that attracts or leads someone into temptation

Question 15

Rankle

Answer 15

make resentful (angry because jealous) or angry

Question 16

Transmute

Answer 16

Change or alter in form, appearance, or nature

Question 17

Inclemency

Answer 17

Excessive sternness

Question 18

Dogmatism

Answer 18

Arrogant or stubborn insistence that one’s POV is correct

Question 19

Recapitulation

Answer 19

A summary that repeats the substance of a larger discussion
To review, go over the main idea

Question 20

Unhallowed

Answer 20

Not holy, not sacred