frankenstein vocab

dilate

dilate

expand

progeny

children, offpsring

expedient

adj. suitable, practical; noun. a means to an end; resource

capacious

spacious, roomy; capable of holding much

ardent

passionate, enthusiastic

oblivion

state of being forgotten

rankling

irritating; to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful.

Penury

extreme poverty

Caprices

whim; an impulsive change of mind

Cursory

hastily done; going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial

Immutable

unchangeable; changeless

Salubrious (adj)

healthful

Ignominious

disgraceful; discreditable; humiliating

Obdurate

unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding

Inexorable

relentless; unyielding; unalterable

Slaked

to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.

Inclemency

storminess; severe, rough, or harsh weather, the elements not kind or merciful

Exhortations

A speech or discourse that encourages, incites, or earnestly advises.

Abhorrent

detested, hated; causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome

Wantonly

deliberate and without motive or provocation; uncalled for; headstrong; willful

Epithets

A term used to characterize a person or thing; often used in a contemptuous or abusive manner

Indolence

having a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful; laziness

Languid

lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow; weary; listless

Sophisms

A plausible but fallacious argument; believable but misleading arguments

Reveries

daydreams; a state of abstracted musing

Repugnance

strong distaste, aversion, or objection; loathing

Imperious

domineering in a haughty (proud or snobbish) manner; dictatorial; overbearing

Portend

to signify; mean; to foreshadow as an omen; predict

Satiated

satisfied as one’s appetite or desire, to the point of boredom

Conflagration

a destructive fire, usually an extensive one