AP Lit Frankenstein Vol 3

acerbic

adj, expressing sharp criticism in a clever way

copious

adj, abundant in supply or quantity

lugubrious

adj, appearing mournful or gloomy, often in an exaggerated way

pedantic

adj, overly concerned with details, especially in teaching

vacillate

verb, to waver between different opinions or actions

analogy

a logical comparison between two things that explains how the similarity between two things helps to explain them both

colloquialism

a word or phrase used in informal situations, typically regional

slang

colloquial language consisting of new and rapidly-changing words and phrases, often signifying connection to a particular social group or set of attitudes

epigram

a concise saying or remark expressing an idea in an amusing or clever way

idiom

an expression or phrase used to mean something different from what the individual words of the phrase would imply