Frankenstein Vocab List

solicitude

anxious concern or care for someone

inexorable

impossible to stop or persuade; relentless

pedantry

excessive concern with minor details or rules

ameliorate

to make something better or less severe

chimerical

unreal or wildly imagined

prognosticate

to predict or foretell

panegyric

high praise or a formal speech of admiration

lassitude

physical or mental weariness

salubrious

health-giving; beneficial to well-being

execrate

to curse or strongly condemn

exculpate

to clear from blame or guilt

inure

to become accustomed to something unpleasant

exhortation

a strong urging or appeal

mortification

deep embarrassment or humiliation

noisome

offensive, foul, or harmful

redress

to correct or remedy a wrong

sanguinary

involving bloodshed; violent

machinations

secret or scheming actions

sophism

a misleading or false argument

insuperable

impossible to overcome

interment

burial of the dead

countenance

facial expression or approval/support

adjuration

a solemn or urgent appeal

opprobrium

public shame or disgrace

contumely

insulting language or treatment