Frankenstein II, Frankenstein Vocab to Chapter 11 (V2 C3)

deplore

to feel or express strong disapproval of

noisome

stinking; putrid

expostulate

to argue earnestly in an attempt to dissuade or show strong disapproval

sedulous

hard working; diligent

immured

enclose or confine (someone) against their will

feint

a false attack

exordium

the beginning of anything

ignominy

(n.) shame and disgrace

augury

an omen or prophecy

diffidence

shyness; lack of confidence

insuperable

incapable of being overcome

fervant

passionate

dross

waste; worthless matter

predilection

preference

inexorable

impossible to stop or prevent

prudent

wise, careful, cautious

pedantry

(n.) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details

abstruse

difficult to understand

lassitude, languor

Weariness, indifference

pertinacity

persistent determination

impervious

incapable of being affected

inclemency

storminess

sagacity

wisdom

sanguinary

bloody

sophism

A clever but misleading argument

physiognomy

(n.) - the art of judging human character from facial features

penury

extreme poverty

chimerical

imaginary; fantastic

tyros

beginners; novices

ignominious

shameful

perdition

damnation; ruin; hell

timorous

fearful

abhor

to hate

bene-benevolent

good

sacrilege

disrespect to something regarded as sacred

precipitous

very steep