Frankenstein Vocab

abhor

v. to regard with disgust and hatred

acquianted

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

amiable

adj. friendly, sociable, agreeable

aver

v. to state or assery to be true

benefactor

n. someone that gives a gift or something good

benevolent

adj. desiring to help others, being kind or good-willed

bestow

v. to present as a gift, give

brambles

n. a rough, prickly shrub, like a rose

celestial

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

chimera

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

countenance

n. appearance, the look or expression on the face

disconsolate

adj. without consultation or comfort; unhappy

despondence

n. the feeling of being hopeless or in despair

emaciated

adj. abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food

endeavor

v. to attempt to achieve or to try

ennui

n. a feeling of boredom or melancholy

fetter

n. a chain or manacle used to restrain someone

fortitude

n. courage in pain or adversity

ignominious

adj. deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

indefatigable

adj. (of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly