Frankenstein Vocab #1

foreboding

noun, fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen.

satiate

verb, to satisfy

fortitude

noun, courage in pain or misfortune

capacious

adjective, having a lot of space inside; roomy

cull

verb, select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources

pedantry

noun, excessive concern with minor details and rules

indefatigable

adjective, persisting tirelessly

chimerical

adjective, formed from parts of various animals

prognosticate

verb, foretell or prophesy a future event

mien

noun, a person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood

minutiae

noun, the small, precise, or trivial details of something.

asylum

noun, the protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee

convalescence

noun, time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment; recuperation

vacillate

verb, alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.

avail

noun, use or benefit

dilatoriness

noun, slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

verdant

adjective, green with grass or other rich vegetation

dirge

noun, a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite

depraved

adjective, morally corrupt, wicket

perdition

noun, a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death