Frankenstein Vocabulary List #2

Question 1

Recommence

Answer 1

cause to start again
tip: re is at the begging of recommence and re means to do again

Question 2

Degenerate (noun)

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Procure

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Emulation

Answer 4

effort to equal or surpass another
tip: e is at the beginning of emulation and equal

Question 5

Sagacity

Answer 5

the ability to understand and discriminate between relations/soundness of judgement
tip: s is at the beginning of sagacity and separation

Question 6

Myriad

Answer 6

a large indefinite number
tip: m is at the beginning of myriad and mural and mural’s are a large painting

Question 7

Appease

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Epithet

Answer 8

descriptive word or phrase that denotes something, a disbarring or abusive word or phrase

Question 9

Precipitate

Answer 9

bring about abruptly/suddenly/hastily, to cause something to happen

Question 10

Eradicate

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Dilatory (adjective)

Answer 11

wasting time/tending to delay or procrastinate
tip: d is at the beginning of dilatory and delay and dilatory means to delay doing something

Question 12

Acquiesce

Answer 12

to agree or express agreement
tip: a is at the beginning acquiesce and agree/agreement

Question 13

Variegated

Answer 13

having a variety of colors
tip: v is at the beginning of variegated and variety

Question 14

Penury

Answer 14

a state of extreme poverty or destitution
tip: p is at the beginning of penury and poverty

Question 15

Beseech

Answer 15

ask for or request earnestly; begging
tip: b is at the beginning of beseech and begging

Question 16

Atrocious

Answer 16

shockingly brutal or curl; awful terrible

Question 17

Augury (noun)

Answer 17

a sign of what will happen in the future (an omen)

Question 18

Tranquil

Answer 18

free from disturbance, feeling calm

Question 19

Precarious

Answer 19

not secure; beyond one’s control

Question 20

Vexation

Answer 20

anger produced by some annoying irritation
tip: “I vex you” from bridgeton, kate was annoyed by anthony because he was in love with her

Question 21

Paroxysm

Answer 21

a sudden uncontrollable attack or outburst

Question 22

Erroneous

Answer 22

wrong or incorrect
tip: “workers sometimes make erroneous errors”

Question 23

Convalescence

Answer 23

time spent recovering from an illness

Question 24

Satiated

Answer 24

to completely satisfy yourself
tip: sat is both is satiated and satisfy

Question 25

Despondency

Answer 25

a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage