Frankenstein Vocab List 2

Chapters 7-12

Conjectured

(v)

Form an opinion or supposition about something on the basis of incomplete information

Countenance

(n) A person’s facial expression or face

Dirge

(n) a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite (e.g. mournful song)

Promontory

(n) a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water; a cliff; a headland

Candor

(n) the quality of being honest/truthful/frank

Ignominious

(adj) deserving or causing public disgrace or shame; humiliating, or disgraceful

Guile

(n) sly or cunning intelligence used to trick someone

Perdition

(n) in christian theology: a state of eternal punishment and damnation where a sinful and unpenitent person goes through after death

Perceptible

(adj) able to be seen or noticed

Malice

(n) the intention or desire to do evil

(Ill will)

Abhorrence

(n) a feeling of repulsion; disgusted loathing

Ephemeral

(adj) lasting for a very short time; fleeting or temporary

Impetuous

(adj) acting or done quickly and without thought or care; impulsive

Divert

(v) to change course or turn from one direction to another

(v) to bring attention of someone from something

Malignity

(n) deep-seated Ill will or malice; persistent Ill will or desire to harm others

Diabolically

(adv) in an excruciatingly bad or outrageous manner—> wicked/cruel

Dissoluble

(adj) something that can be separated—> not permanent

Scourge

(n) a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering

Impervious

(adj) unable to be affected by; impenetrable

Assuage

(v) To soothe, calm, or lessen pain grief or fear; to reduce emotional suffering

Disconsolate

(adj) deeply unhappy or unable to be comforted; dejected

Barbourous (barbarous)

(adj) savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal; uncivilized

Hovel

(n) a small, dirty, squalid, unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling

Venerable

(adj) worthy of respect due to age, wisdom, or character

Conciliating

(v) to stop someone from being angry or discontented; to placate; to placify

(v) trying to gain goodwill or make peace; calming hostility