Frankenstein Vocab Week 2

abject

sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe

aquiesce

to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively

appease

pacify, conciliate; to make concessions to someone

assuage

to lessen the intensity of something; ease

denounce

publicly declare to be wrong or evil; inform against

despondency

the state of being extremely low in spirits; dejection, hopelessness

emulation

ambition to equal or excel; imitation

imperious

marked by arrogant assurance; domineering and commanding

precarious

dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure

squalidness

marked by filthiness and degradation from neglect or poverty

susceptible

open, subject, or unresistant to some stimulus, influence, or agency; impressionable, responsive