Vocabulary for Shelley’s Frankenstein Volume I, Chapters 4–6

dogmatism

The tendency to assert that one’s beliefs are true without considering the evidence or the opinions of others; arrogant assertion of opinion as truth.

bestow

To give as a gift; to bequeath or confer a gift, honor, or right.

ardent

Characterized by a warmth or intensity of feeling.

exalt

To praise highly; to raise in rank, stature, or power.

magnitude

The size, extent, or importance of something.

disquiet

To make someone worried or nervous.

engross

To engage the whole attention of someone.

impel

To feel a strong desire to do something; to urge or drive forward.

convalescence

To return to health after an illness or injury.

verdant

Green with growing plants.