Frankenstein Letter 1 - Chapter 2

ameilorate

make better

charnel house

a vault or building where corpses bones are deposited

chimerical

produced by a wildly fanciful imagination

discernment

the trait of judging wisely and objectively

disconsolate

sad beyond comforting; incapable of being soothed

effusion

an unrestrained expression of emotion

imbue

spread or diffuse through

indefatigable

showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality

inexorable

impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason

injunction

a formal command or admonition

interment

the ritual placing a corpse in a grave

inure

cause to accept or become hardened to

lineament

the characteristic parts of a person’s face

natural philosophy

the science of matter and energy and their interactions

paroxysm

a sudden uncontrollable attack

penury

a state of extreme poverty or destitution

pittance

an inadequate payment

predilection

a predisposition in favor of something

satiate

fill of satisfaction

solicitude

a feeling of excessive concern

suppliant

one praying humbly for something