Frankenstein Vocab

Deplore (v.)

To hate, dislike, or strongly disapprove of something.

Pittance (n.)

A very small amount of money.

Sullen (adj.)

Behaving in a gloomily silent manner; seemingly resentful because one refuses to talk or smile.

Fervent (adj.)

Felt very strongly; characterized by an intensity of feeling.

Imbibe (v.)

To drink a liquid; to take ideas into the mind.

Chimera (n.)

A monster from Greek mythology that has a lion’s head, a goat’s body, and a snake’s tail; something that exists only in the imagination and not in reality.

Transmute (v.)

To transform the form or nature of something.

Indefatigable (adj.)

Capable of working for a very long time without being fatigued.

Deference (n.)

Behavior that shows the respect or esteem due to an elder or superior.

Application (n.)

The act or habit of applying oneself to a task; diligent effort.

Dogmatism (n.)

The tendency to assert that one’s beliefs are true without considering the evidence or the opinions of others; arrogant assertion of opinion as truth.

Bestow (v.)

To give as a gift; to bequeath or confer a gift, honor, or right.

Ardent (adj.)

Characterized by a warmth or intensity of feeling.

Exalt (v.)

To praise highly; to raise in rank, stature, or power.

Magnitude (n.)

The size, extent, or importance of something.

Disquiet (v.)

To make someone worried or nervous.

Engross (v.)

To engage the whole attention of someone.

Impel (v.)

To feel a strong desire to do something; to urge or drive forward.

Convalescence (n.)

To return to health after an illness or injury.

Verdant (adj.)

Green with growing plants.

Former

The first of two things just mentioned.

Loathe

To feel intense hatred toward someone or something.

Emblem

A symbol representing an idea; an object or picture used to represent something.

Decipher

To decode a hidden message; to make out the meaning of something despite its obscurity.

Sagacity

Wisdom; discernment; keen understanding.

Irresolute

Uncertain of how to act or proceed; undecided or uncommitted.

Exertion

Physical or mental effort.

Visage

A person's face; a facial expression.

Extort

To obtain something by resorting to threats and/or blackmail.

Sympathy

The act of sharing the feelings of another person; the act of exhibiting sensitivity to the feelings of another person.

Undulation

A wavelike motion; a rising and falling of waves.

Hasten

To increase the speed with which one is doing something; to move or travel in a quick or hurried manner; to cause something to happen earlier than it normally would.

Impulse

A sudden strong desire to do something.

Machination

A crafty plan to do something, especially something evil.

Indolence

Laziness, slothfulness, idleness.

Variegated

Characterized by many different colors or markings; full of variety.

Replete

Filled or plentiful; having a lot of something.

Insurmountable

Impossible to solve, overcome, or surmount.

Inquisitive

Curious and eager to learn more; inclined to ask questions.

Ennui

A feeling of extreme boredom, weariness, or lassitude.

Frenzy

A bout of wild and uncontrolled activity.

Foreboding

A feeling that something bad is going to happen.

Loiter

To remain in an area when you do not have a particular reason to be there; to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses.

Endure

To suffer misfortune without yielding or giving up.

Irresolution

Undecided about how to act; not resolute or determined about how to act.

Elude

To escape or avoid something or someone, often by being quick, clever, or skillful.

Malice

A desire to cause harm to another person.

Ravenous

Extremely hungry.

Resolve

To make a firm decision to do something.

Mutable

Prone to change or to be changed frequently; changeable liable to mutate.

Stigma (n.)

A taint of shame or discredit. Do not return to your families with the stigma of disgrace marked on your brows.

Pardon (v.)

To excuse an offense; to forgive someone for something. Oh, Frankenstein! [G]enerous and self-devoted being! [W]hat does it avail that I now ask thee to pardon me?

Conscience (n.)

The part of the mind that determines whether something is right or wrong; the internal faculty that makes moral judgments and provokes feelings of guilt. ‘Your repentance,’ I said, ‘is now superfluous. If you had listened to the voice of conscience, and heeded the stings of remorse, before you had urged your diabolical vengeance to this extremity, Frankenstein would yet have lived’.

Hypocritical (adj.)

Characterized by self-contradiction; the behavior of people who do things that they tell other people not to do. You throw a torch into a pile of buildings; and when they are consumed, you sit among the ruins, and lament the fall. Hypocritical fiend!

decisive

So important as to determine what the result of something will be; pivotal or

determinative.

intently

Focused or determined in one's purpose or actions; with close attention or concentration.

Conception

An idea or concept; the act of thinking abstractly.

Sentiment

An emotion or feeling

Acquit

to decide that someone is not guilty of a crime

endow

to provide someone with a certain personality trait or physical feature

exculpate

To prove that someone is not guilty; to clear from alleged fault or guilt.

earnestly

Done in a sincere and serious state of mind.

Irreproachable

Perfectly innocent

Perpetuate

To carry out a crime, do something bad to others

Immoderate

Excessive, going beyond reasonable limits, not moderate

Ephemeral

lasting a very short time

Sublime

Overwhelmingly beautiful

Congregate

To come together as a group

Duty

A sense of moral obligation

Docile

Obedient or compliant, easily led or managed

Clemency

Merciful treatment

Indistinct

Blurry, fuzzy, unclear

Assuage

To make less painful or intense; to appease or quench

Adjacent

RIght next to; close by to something or next to it; sharing a border

Venerable

Old and highly respected

Arbiter

A person invested with the power to settle an argument and make a decision

Cursory

Hasty or Rapid; done or made quickly

Virtuous

Morally good; having or showing virtue

Esteem

To regard very highly

Mutual

Shared in common; directed by each toward the other

Kindle

To ignite a fire; spark arouse or start something

Aspire

To want to have or achieve something

Former

The first of two things just mentioned

Loathe

To feel intense hatred toward something or someone

Emblem

A symbol representing an idea

Decipher

decode a hiden message; makeout the meaning

sagacity

wisdom; discernment

irresolute

uncertain of how to act or proceed

exertion

physical or mental effort

visage

a persona face

sympathy

the act of sharing the feelings of another person

undulation

a wavelike motion, rising and falling of waves

hasten

to increase the speed of which one is doing something

Impulse

a sudden strong desire to do something

Machination

a crafty plan to do something

Indolence

laziness, slothfulness, idleness

Variegated

Charecterized by any different colors or markings

Replete

Filled or plentiful; having a lot of something

Insurmountable

Impossible to solve or overcome

INquisitve

Curious and eager to learn more