Vocabulary Set 1 from Frankenstein

Harrowing

Very distressing, pain

Fastidious

Attentive to detail

Ameliorate

Make something (that is bad) better

Evince

Reveal or indicate something.

Countenance

A person's face or expression

Repose

A state of rest

Poignant

Evokes a sense of sadness.

Inexorable

Impossible to stop

Capitulate

To stop resisting a demand or condition

Endeavor

Verb: Trying hard to do something; Noun: An attempt to achieve a goal.

Capacious

Lot of space

Acquit

Conduct oneself or perform in a specific way.

Dauntless

Showing fearlessness, determination

Inure

Accustom to something (unpleasant)

Derive

To obtain something (from a source)

Conjecture

Form an opinion based on incomplete information.

Peruse

Examine closely

Foreboding

A feeling that something bad will happen.

Ardent

Being passionate

Vehemence

To say something with emphasis.