Vocabulary Set 1 from Frankenstein

Undulate

Moving in a smooth up-or-down motion.

Indelible

Not able to be forgotten.

Penury

State of being poor.

Venerable

To have a great deal of respect based on character.

Exculpate

To state one is not guilty of wrongdoing.

Obdurate

Refusing to change one's opinion.

Convalescence

Time spent from an illness.

Odious

Unpleasant.

Abhor

Treat with disgust.

Facile

Easy.

Vacillate

To alternate opinions; indecisive.

Verdant

Lush, green vegetation.

Incipient

To begin to develop.

Erroneously

In an incorrect way.

Dogma

Principle or belief.

Repugnance

Extreme disgust.

Precipice

Very steep cliff.

Progeny

Descendent of a person.

Caprice

A sudden change in behavior.

Pernicious

A slow evil that develops.