Vocab 2.1 and 2.2 (Frankenstein)

Question 1

Fervent

Answer 1

(adj.) having or displaying a passionate intensity; “it’s my fervent wish that it will be closed at some point”

Question 2

satiate

Answer 2

(adj.) satisfied to the full; “satiate with power, of fame and wealth possessed”

Question 3

ardor

Answer 3

(v.) enthusiasm or passion; “they felt the stirrings of revolutionary ardor”

Question 4

effusion

Answer 4

outpouring

Question 5

inure

Answer 5

(v.) accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant; to harden; become used to; “these children have been inured to violence”

Question 6

earnestness

Answer 6

(n.) sincere and intense conviction; “he tells his story with intense earnestness”

Question 7

entreat

Answer 7

(v.) ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something; “his friends entreated him not to go”

Question 8

suppliant

Answer 8

(n.) a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority

Question 9

inexorable

Answer 9

(adj.) impossible to stop or prevent; “the seemingly inexorable march of new technology”

Question 10

solicitude

Answer 10

(n.) care or concern for someone or something; “I was touched by his solitude”

Question 11

emaciated

Answer 11

(adj.) abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food; “she was so emaciated she could hardly stand”

Question 12

countenance

Answer 12

(n.) a person’s face or facial expression; “his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away”

Question 13

impertinent

Answer 13

(adj.) not showing proper respect, rude; “an impertinent question”

Question 14

conciliate

Answer 14

to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship

Question 15

fastidious

Answer 15

(adj.) very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; “he chooses his words with fastidious care”

Question 16

ameliorate

Answer 16

(v.) to make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better; “the reform did much to ameliorate living standards

Question 17

pittance

Answer 17

(n.) a very small or inadequate amount

Question 18

penury

Answer 18

(n.) extreme poverty; destitution; “he died in a state of virtual penury”

Question 19

vehement

Answer 19

(adj.) showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense; “her voice was low but vehement”

Question 20

chimeric

Answer 20

imaginary, fantastic

Question 21

cursory

Answer 21

(adj.) hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed; “a cursory glance at the figures”

Question 22

imbue

Answer 22

(v.) to inspire or permeate with; “the entire performance was imbued with sparkle and elan”

Question 23

repine

Answer 23

(v.) feel or express discontent; fret, complain; “you mustn’t let yourself repine”

Question 24

multifarious

Answer 24

(adj.) many and of various types; “multifarious activities”

Question 25

progeny

Answer 25

(n.) a descendant of a person, animal, or plant; offspring; “the progeny of celebrities”

Question 26

uncouth

Answer 26

(adj.) lacking good manners, refinement, or grace; “he is unwashed, uncouth, and drunk most of the time”

Question 27

panegyric

Answer 27

(n.) a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something; an expression of praise; “Vera’s panegyric on friendship”

Question 28

affectation

Answer 28

(n.) behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress; “the affectation of a man who measures every word for effect”

Question 29

deference

Answer 29

(n.) humble submission and respect; “he addressed her with the deference due to age”

Question 30

abstruse

Answer 30

(adj.) difficult to understand; obscure; “an abstruse philosophical inquiry”

Question 31

minutiae

Answer 31

(n.) the small, precise, or trivial details of something; “the minutiae of everyday life”

Question 32

arduous

Answer 32

(adj.) hard to do, difficult and tiring; “an arduous journey”

Question 33

unremitting

Answer 33

(adj.) never relaxing or letting up; incessant; “unremitting drizzle”

Question 34

reproach

Answer 34

to find fault with, blame

Question 35

incipient

Answer 35

(adj.) in an initial stage, beginning to happen or develop; “he could feel incipient anger building up”

Question 36

lassitude

Answer 36

(n.) a state of physical or mental weariness, lack of energy; “she was overcome by lassitude and retired to bed”

Question 37

livid

Answer 37

(adj.) furiously angry; “he was livid at being left out”

Question 38

languor

Answer 38

(n.) a weak or lifeless feeling; “he remembered the languor and warm happiness of those golden afternoons”

Question 39

perinacity

Answer 39

stubborn persistence, persistent determination

Question 40

odious

Answer 40

(adj.) extremely unpleasant, repulsive; “a pretty odious character”

Question 41

diffident

Answer 41

(adj.) modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence; “a diffident youth”

Question 42

salubrious

Answer 42

(adj.) promoting health or well-being; health-giving, healthy; “salubrious weather”

Question 43

ignominious

Answer 43

(adj.) deserving or causing public disgrace or shame; “the party risked ignominious defeat”

Question 44

exculpate

Answer 44

(v.) to clear from blame; show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing; “the article exculpated the mayor”

Question 45

wanton

Answer 45

(adj.) undisciplined, unrestrained, reckless

Question 46

timorous

Answer 46

(adj.) showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence; “a timorous voice”

Question 47

obdurate

Answer 47

(adj.) stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action; “I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate”

Question 48

ephemeral

Answer 48

(adj.) lasting for a very short time; “fashions are ephemeral”

Question 49

pallid

Answer 49

(adj.) lacking color or liveliness

Question 50

scourge

Answer 50

(n.) a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering