Ch. 24 Frankenstein Vocab

extricate

(v) to liberate someone from an entanglement or difficult situation

repast

(n) a meal; a plate of food

instigate

(v) to cause something to begin to incite or stir others to undertake certain actions

adversary

(n) an enemy or opponent

curdle

(v) to form curds or lumps; to thicken and separate into liquids and solids

peril

(n) danger; circumstances that put one at risk of injury

stigma

(n) a taint of shame or discredit

pardon

(v) to excuse an offense; to forgive someone for somethign

conscience

(n) the part of the mind that determines whether something is right or wrong; the internal faculty that makes moral judgments and provokes feelings of guilt

hypocritical

(adj) characterized by self-contradiction; the behavior of people who do things that they tell other people not to do