Frankenstein Vocabulary List #2

Question 1

precarious

Answer 1

uncertain, dangerous, risky

Question 2

enraptured

Answer 2

to move to delight

Question 3

provocation

Answer 3

causing someone irritation

Question 4

propagated

Answer 4

to reproduce

Question 5

sophisms

Answer 5

a plausible but mistaken argument

Question 6

profundity

Answer 6

a deep intellectual ability

Question 7

presentiment

Answer 7

premonition, a sense of something about to occur

Question 8

condescension

Answer 8

patronizing manner

Question 9

conflagration

Answer 9

a big and destructive fire

Question 10

tumult

Answer 10

commotion, noise, or uproar

Question 11

supplication

Answer 11

humble and earnest request or prayer

Question 12

mandate

Answer 12

an authoritative command

Question 13

adverse

Answer 13

unfavorable, harmful

Question 14

verdure

Answer 14

fresh greenness of flourishing vegetation

Question 15

conjecture

Answer 15

guess or theory based on inconclusive facts

Question 16

dispelling

Answer 16

driving away, scattering

Question 17

efface

Answer 17

rub out, to obliterate

Question 18

approbation

Answer 18

approval, favorable opinion

Question 19

guile

Answer 19

deceit, sly tricks

Question 20

absolution

Answer 20

freeing from guilt or blame

Question 21

venerable

Answer 21

deserving respect because of age, character, or importance