English frankenstein vocab 1

foreboding

apprehensive/ implying that something bad is going to happen

satiate

satisfy

fortitude

courage in pain/ adversity

capacious

having a lot of space inside

cull

select from a large quantity

pedantry

excessive concern with minor details

indefatigable

persisting tirelessly

chimerical

formed from parts of various animals

prognosticate

foretell/prophesy of a future event

mien

a persons look/manner (indicating their character or mood)

minutiae

the small precise or trivial details of something

asylum

shelter from danger/ hardship

convalescence

time spent recovering from an illness

vacillate

alternate/waver between different opinions (INDECISIVE)

avail

use or benefit

dilatoriness

laziness/ slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

verdant

green with grass or other rich vegetation

dirge

lament for the dead (funeral rite)

depraved

morally corrupt/ wicked

perdition

state of eternal punishment for those who are sinful