Frankenstein Vocab #1

foreboding (n)

fear that something bad will happen

satiate (v)

to satisfy or quench a want

fortitude (n)

courage through difficulties

capacious (adj)

roomy or spacious

cull (v)

select or obtain from a large amount of sources

pedantry (n)

perfectionism; knowledge of exact details or rules

indefatigable (adj)

persistence through exhaustion

chimerical (adj)

illusory; impossible to reach/achieve

prognosticate (v)

to prophesize or forecast

mien (n)

person's look, manner, or mood

minutiae (n)

small/trivial details

asylum (n)

place of protection; institution for those that are mentally ill

convalescence (n)

time to recover after illness/treatment

vacillate (v)

be indecisive

avail (n)

use or benefit

dilatoriness (n)

procrastination; delay or slowness

verdant (adj)

bright green vegetation

dirge (n)

lament; mournful song/poem

depraved (adj)

corrupted or obscene

perdition (n)

place of eternal punishment (hell)