Vocabulary for Shelley’s Frankenstein Chapters 10-12 (pages 81-97)

immoderate

Excessive; going beyond reasonable limits; not moderate.

ephemeral

Lasting a very short time.

sublime

So beautiful as to be overwhelming; striking, stunning, or awe-inspiring.

congregate

To come together or gather into a group.

duty

A sense of moral obligation; something that you must do because it is morally right or because the law requires it.

docile

Obedient or compliant; easily led or managed.

clemency

Merciful treatment; a merciful or lenient disposition in one who has the power to administer punishment.

indistinct

Blurry, fuzzy, unclear, or indefinite.

assuage

To make less painful or intense; to appease or quench.

adjacent

Close by or next to something; sharing a border.