Frankenstein Volume 2 Vocab Flashcards
Augmenting
increasing
Immoderate
excessive
Calamities
an even causing great and often sudden damage or distress-a disaster
Discourse
written or spoken communication or debate
Sublime
of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire awe
Melancholy
sad and gloomy
Spurn
reject
Scourge
person or thing that cause your suffering
Barbarous
savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal
Ardently
passionately
Venerable
old and deeply respected
Articulate
made of clear and separate parts
Poignantly
sharply
Unreservedly
frankly and openly
Confide
tell someone about a secret or private matter
Deprecate
disapproval
Benevolence
well-meaning; kindness
Impregnable
unable to be captured or broken into
Gratify
satisfy
Requisition
demand
Bewildered
perplexed and confused; very puzzled
Perplexed
completely baffled; very puzzled
Stifle
restrain or stop oneself acting on
Nought
nothing
Undulations
the action of moving smoothly up and down
Encompassed
surrounded
Exile
state of living apart from others