Frankenstein vocab

discernment

the ability to judge/make wise decisions

fortitude

courage

emaciate

thin or weak

magnitude

the size of something

impel

urge

bestow

to give as a gift

decisive

determinative

perpetrate

to do a crime

ephemeral

lasting a very short time

docile

obedient or compliant

clemency

merciful treatment

assuage

to make less painful

adjacent

close by or next to something, sharing a boarder

venerable

deserving of respect bc of age and achievements (mr smith)

arbiter

a person who's judgement matters

cursory

done quickly

affluence

wealth

extort

to obtain something by resorting to threats

sagacity

good judgement

hypocritical

do things that they tell other people not to do.

peruse

to leisurely look at something

animate

lively

disquite

to make someone worried or nervous

sentiment

the feeling

earnestly

wholeheartedly

sublime

happy, delight, perfect

virtuous

having high morals

decipher

to interpenetrate

sympathy

feeling bad for someone

hasten

go faster

elude

to escape

resolve

to make a firm decision to do something

dissipate

to separate into parts and fade away; to cause to spread thin and gradually vanish

incredulity

a feeling of being unable to believe something. disbelief

conscience

the part of the mind that determines if something is right or wrong