frankenstein vocab

Dilate

make or become wider, larger, or more open.

Odious

arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful

Progeny

a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.

Expedient

(of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral.

Capacious

having a lot of space inside; roomy.

Ardent

enthusiastic or passionate.

Emaciated

abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

Wretched

of poor quality; very bad.

Paroxysm

a sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity.

Harrowing

acutely distressing.

Oblivion

the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening

Rankling

(of a comment, event, or fact) cause annoyance or resentment that persists.

Penury

extreme poverty; destitution.

Caprice

a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior.

Cursory

hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.

Prognosticate

foretell or prophesy a future event.

Countenance

a person's face or facial expression.

Indefatigable

(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly.

Physiognomy

a person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin.

Obliterated

destroy utterly; wipe out.

Fetter

a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles.

Immutable

unchanging over time or unable to be changed.

Vacillating

alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.

Salubrious

health-giving; healthy.

Carnage

the killing of a large number of people.

Ignominious

deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.

Obdurate

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.

Timorous

showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence.

Perdition

refers to hell, and especially the religious idea of eternal damnation: suffering for an endless period of time after death.

Inexorable

impossible to stop or prevent.

Precipitous

dangerously high or steep.

Commiserate

to feel or express sympathy for someone's suffering or unhappiness.

Slaked

quench or satisfy (one's thirst).

Debilitated

in a very weakened and infirm state.

Inclemency

the quality in weather of being unpleasant, especially with cold wind and rain.

Sustenance

food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.

Purloined

steal (something).

Benevolent

well meaning and kindly.

Exhortations

an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something.

Abhorrent

inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant.

Wantonly

in a deliberate and unprovoked way.

Augmented

having been made greater in size or value.

Epithets

a disparaging or abusive word or phrase.

Sanguinary

involving or causing much bloodshed.

Detrimental

tending to cause harm.

Indolence

avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness.

Languid

(of a person, manner, or gesture) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.

Sophisms

a fallacious argument, especially one used deliberately to deceive.

Reveries

a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.

Calamity

an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.