Frankenstein Vocab List: Volume III

enjoin

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something

enfranchise

grant freedom to, as from slavery or servitude

sedulous

marked by care and persistent effort

eminent

standing above others in quality or position

blight

any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting

precarious

not secure; beset with difficulties

inexorable

impossible to prevent, resist, or stop

supposition

the cognitive process of conjecturing

languid

lacking spirit or liveliness

visage

the human face

vexation

anger produced by some annoying irritation

degradation

a change to a lower state

imperious

having or showing arrogant superiority

vanquish

defeat in a competition, race, or conflict

enunciation

the articulation of speech with regards to intelligibility

artifice

the use of deception or trickery

reverie

an abstracted state of absorption

abjuration

a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

repast

the food served and eaten at one time

scoff

laugh at with contempt and derision

procure

get by special effort

congeal

solidify, thicken, or come together

disposition

your usual mood