Frankenstein Vocabulary List 1-98 – Flashcards
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fervent
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(adj.) - showing deep feeling
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satiate
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(verb) - to satisfy
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confer
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(verb) - to give, grant or bestow
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requisite
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(adj) - required for a purpose
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ascertaining
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(verb) - finding out
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dispelled
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(verb) - put to rest (in the sense of fading away)
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injunction
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(verb) - authoritative order
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consecrated
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(adj.) - declared sacred
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inuring
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(verb) - becoming accustomed to (something difficult)
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capacious
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(adj.) capable of holding much, roomy
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dross
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(n.) unwanted part
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dauntless
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(adj.) fearless, courageous
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amassed
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(verb) collected or accumulated
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entreated
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(verb) made an earnest request of
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suppliant
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(adj.) describes one who is humbly begging
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inexorable
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(adj.) relentless
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inclinations
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(n.) desires
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prudence
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(n.) wisdom, good judgment and common sense
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traversed
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(v.) crossed, to travel or pass across
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whither
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(adverb) to what place, result, or condition
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capitulated
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(verb) surrendered
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impertinent
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(adj.) rude; disrespectful, insolent
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conciliating
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(adj.) calming; satisfying
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culled
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(verb) picked out; selected
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evinced
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(verb) determined clearly
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draught
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(noun) British draft; the portion drunk
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paroxysm
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(noun) a fit, attack, or sudden increase of symptoms
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repose
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(noun) sleep
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fastidious
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(adj.) particular, oversensitive
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discernment
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(noun) quality of being able to grasp an idea
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ameliorate
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(verb) to make better
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lineaments
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(noun) lines or features of the face
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indefatigable
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(adj.) not tiring
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effectual
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(adj.) able to produce a desired effect
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procure
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(verb) to obtain; get
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rankling
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(noun) thing that causes irritation or anger
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recompensing
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(verb) repaying
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penury
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(noun) extreme poverty
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divine
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(verb) to guess correctly
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akin
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(adj.) the same kind; similar
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infidels
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(nouns) those who have no morals or religious beliefs
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caprice
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(noun) impulse; whim
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filial
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(adj.) related to a child
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indiscriminately
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(adverb) done carelessly or without being particular
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benefactors
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(noun) those who give gifts or benefits to someone
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sullen
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(adj.) gloomy or dismal
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semblance
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(noun) a likeness or image
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aught
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(noun) at all; nothing; zero
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beneficence
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(noun) , the quality or state of being good
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predilection
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(noun) preference
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inclemency
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(noun) , quality of having a temper or lacking mildness
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apathy
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(noun) quality of not caring
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chimerical
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(adj.) given to fantastic schemes
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tyros
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(noun) beginners; novices
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impediments
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(noun) things that stand in the way
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repined
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(verb) complained
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averred
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(verb) declared
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preceptors
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(noun) principals of a school
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slough
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(verb) to shed or cast off
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multifarious
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(adj.) occurring in great variety
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ardent
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(adj.) intense; passionate
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caprices
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(noun) sudden changes in the way one thinks or acts
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progeny
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(noun) offspring
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avert
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(verb) turn away
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relinquishing
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(verb) abandoning; leaving behind
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immutable
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(adj.) unchangeable
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decreed
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(verb) commanded; ordered
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prognosticated
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(verb) predicted
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benignity
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(adj.) favorability; goodness
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countenance
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(noun) facial expression
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respite
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(noun) a rest or break
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pretence
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(noun) act of pretending; make believe
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chaise
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(noun) A chair with a long seat
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imbibed
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(verb) drank in
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recapitulation
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(noun) summary (recap)
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panegyric
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(noun) a speech or essay about a dead person
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chimera
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(noun) a monster with a lion's head; illusion; fabrication
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crucible
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(noun) a thing for melting materials
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humblemien
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(noun) way of behaving; appearance
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affability
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(noun) friendliness
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deference
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(noun) quality of being humble or showing respect
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physiognomy
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(noun) outward appearance or the inner character shown by it
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dogmatism
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(noun) arrogant, stubborn assertion of opinion or belief
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pedantry
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(noun) act of paying too much attention to book learning
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abstruse
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(adj.) difficult to understand
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facile
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(adj.) easily accomplished
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infallibly
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(adv.) done without the possibility of making a mistake
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conducive
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(adj.) to be a help in doing something
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protracted
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(verb) Lengthen in time or space
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endued
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(verb) provided with a quality of power
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irksome
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(adj) tiresome, tedious, annoying
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recourse
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(noun) a source of help
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minutiae
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(noun) trifling matters
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consummation
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(noun) the conclusion
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precepts
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(noun) rules to guide one's conduct
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emaciated
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(adj.) extremely thin
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insensible
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(adj.) imperceptible; unconscious; unsusceptible
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incipient
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(adj.) beginning to exist or appear
