Frankenstein Vocabulary List #2 Flashcards
AP Literature
Recommence
cause to start again
tip: re is at the begging of recommence and re means to do again
Degenerate (noun)
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable
tip: delinquents are bad people and a degenerate is someone who may be acting badly out of the happy or nice acceptable
Procure
to get by special effort, to obtain
tip: p is at the beginning of procure and possession and what they obtain is going into their possession
Emulation
effort to equal or surpass another
tip: e is at the beginning of emulation and equal
Sagacity
the ability to understand and discriminate between relations/soundness of judgement
tip: s is at the beginning of sagacity and separation
Myriad
a large indefinite number
tip: m is at the beginning of myriad and mural and mural’s are a large painting
Appease
make peace with; satisfy
tip: a is at the beginning of appease and approve and since appease means to satisfy someone would have to prove of what you are doing in order to be satisfied
Epithet
descriptive word or phrase that denotes something, a disbarring or abusive word or phrase
Precipitate
bring about abruptly/suddenly/hastily, to cause something to happen
Eradicate
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
tip: e is at the beginning of eradicate and evict and when you evict someone you get rid of it
Dilatory (adjective)
wasting time/tending to delay or procrastinate
tip: d is at the beginning of dilatory and delay and dilatory means to delay doing something
Acquiesce
to agree or express agreement
tip: a is at the beginning acquiesce and agree/agreement
Variegated
having a variety of colors
tip: v is at the beginning of variegated and variety
Penury
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
tip: p is at the beginning of penury and poverty
Beseech
ask for or request earnestly; begging
tip: b is at the beginning of beseech and begging
