Frankenstein - LCPS

LCPS English - 10th Grade. Vocabulary for Frankenstein unit.

Acquainted

having personal knowledge as a result of study or experience; informed

Amiable

Friendly, sociable, agreeable

Benefactor

Someone that gives a gift or something good

Benevolent

Desiring to help others, being kind or good-willed

Bestow

To present as a gift, give

Brambles

A rough, prickly shrub, like a rose.

Celestial

Pertaining to the sky, heavens, or the universe beyond earth’s atmosphere.

Countenance

Appearance, the look or expression on the face

Endeavor

To attempt to achieve or gain, try.

Impudence

Lack of modesty, shameless

Indignation

Anger at something considered offensive, unjust, or insulting

Masquerade

To disguise oneself, to take on the character of something else

Melancholy

A gloomy state of mind, like depression

Misery

Great mental or emotional distress, extreme unhappiness.

Prevail

To be widespread or current, exist everywhere

Reverence

A feeling or attitude of deep respect

Serene

Calm, peaceful, or tranquil

Transcendent

going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding

Traverse

to pass or move over, along, or through

Vagrant

a person who wanders about idly and has no permanent home