Frankenstein vocab!

Caprice (noun)

a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action

Repine (verb)

to feel or express dejection or discontent, complain

Aver (verb)

to declare positively

Benignity (noun)

of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life

Panegyric (noun)

a eulogistic oration or writing

Reprobate (noun)

an unprincipled or depraved person, scoundrel, rogue

Mien (noun)

air or bearing especially as expressive of attitude or personality/ demeanor

Incipient (adjective)

beginning to come into being or to become apparent

Abstruse (adjective)

difficult to comprehend

Pertinacity (noun)

the quality or state of adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design

Placid (adjective)

serenely free of interruption or disturbance

Languor (noun)

weakness or weariness of body or mind

Fetter (verb)

to shackle, to restrain from motion, action, or progress

Diffident (adjective)

hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence

Salubrious (adjective)

favorable to or promoting health or well-being

Encomium (noun)

glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise

Dirge (noun)

a song or hymn of grief or lamentation especially, one intended to accompany funeral or memorial rites

Exculpate (verb)

to clear from alleged fault or guilt

Obdurate (adjective)

stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing, hardened in feelings

Adduce (verb)

to offer as example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis