frankenstein vocab 2

Abject (adj)

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

Acquiesce (v)

to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively

Appease (v)

pacify, conciliate; to make concessions to someone

Assuage (v)

to lessen the intensity of something; ease

Denounce (v)

publicly declare to be wrong or evil; inform against

Despondency (n)

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

Emulation (n)

ambition to equal or excel others; imitation

Imperious (adj)

marked by arrogant assurance; domineering, commanding

Precarious (adj)

dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments; characterized by a lack of security of stability that threatens with danger

Squalid (adj)

marked by filthiness or degradation from neglect or poverty

susceptible (adj)

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