Frankenstein Vocab #1

foreboding

(n) fearful apprehension, a feeling that something bad will happen

satiate

(v) to completely satisfy yourself or a need

fortitude

(n) courage in pain or adversity

capacious

(adj) having a lot of space inside; roomy

cull

(v) select from a large quantity, obtain from a variety of sources

pedantry

(n) excessive concern with minor details and rules

indefatigable

(adj) (of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly

chimerical

(adj) hoped for but illusory or impossible to achieve

prognosticate

(v) foretell or prophesy a future event

mien

(n) a person’s look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood

minutiae

(n) the small, precise, or trivial details of something

asylum

(n) refuge or shelter

convalescence

(n) time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment; recuperation

vacillate

(v) alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive

avail

(n) use or benefit

dilatoriness

(n) slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

verdant

(adj) green with grass or other rich vegetation

dirge

(n) a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite

depraved

(adj) morally corrupt; wicked

perdition

(n) (in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death