Frankenstein Vocabulary: Unit 1 Key Terms and Definitions

Abhor

to regard with disgust and hatred.

Acquainted

having personal knowledge as a result of study or experience; informed

Amiable

friendly, sociable, agreeable

Aver

to state or assert to be true

Benefactor

someone that gives a gift or something good

Benevolent

desiring to help others, being kind or good-willed

Bestow

to present as a gift, give.

Brambles

a rough, prickly shrub, like a rose.

Celestial

pertaining to the sky, heavens, or the universe beyond earth's atmosphere.

Chimera

a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve.