Frankenstein Vocab

A collection of vocabulary flashcards based on key terms and definitions from the lecture notes.

Foreboding

A feeling of uneasiness, that something bad will happen.

Satiate

To satisfy to the fullest.

Fortitude

Strength of mind or courage in the face of adversity.

Capacious

Large in capacity.

Endowment

An income or a property given to someone.

Amassed

Brought together by a group or crowd.

Inexorable

Impossible to stop or prevent.

Apparition

A ghostly figure.

Denote

To mean something.

Capitulated

Surrendered.

Conciliating

Stopping someone from being angry, pacifying or appeasing someone.

Ardor

Feelings of great enthusiasm or passion.

Fervor

Intense and passionate feelings.

Ameliorate

To make something better or improve something.

Apathy

A lack of enthusiasm or interest; absence of emotion.

Vehement

Characterized by great force of energy or intense emotions.

Incantations

A series of words or readings said as a magic spell.

Multifarious

Having many different aspects.

Immutable

Unable to be changed.

Repugnance

A feeling of intense hatred of something.

Futile

Producing no result; useless, unproductive.

Sublime

So beautiful that it causes wonder.

Insurrection

A violent uprising; a conflict where one side tries to gain control of another.

Affability

Friendliness; an approachable disposition.

Indefatigable

Incapable of being fatigued.

Erroneous

Containing or characterized by error.

Infallible

Incapable of error or failure.

Unremitting

Annoyingly continuous without any breaks.

Pertinacity

Persistent determination.

Dilatoriness

Slowness to cause delay or avoidance.

Timorous

Nervous and frightened.

Oblivion

Nothingness; the state of being forgotten.

Fettered

Bound by chains, restrained.

Uncouth

Lacking manners or refinement; uncivilized.

Sullen

Darkened by clouds; gloomy.

Despondence

A state of hopelessness.

Exhortations

An act of persuading or trying to convince someone.

Squalid

Foul; rundown; repulsive.

Wantonly

Immorally and without restraint.

Consternation

A feeling of fear resulting from the awareness of danger.