Frankenstein Vocabulary (1-22)

suppliant

a person making a humble plea to someone in power/authority

inexorable

impossible to stop or prevent/+ pursuade otherwise

capitulated

to surrender

repose

in a state of rest, sleep, and tranquility

daemon

a divinity or supernatural being of nature between gods and humans

1) can be both positive and negative

pedantry

an ostentatious display of learning and excessive concern with minor details and rules

poignant

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

ameliorate

to make something bad or dissatisfactory better

indefatigable

persisting tirelessly

1) = of a person or their efforts

procure

to obtain or to achieve by particular care or effort

odious

extremely unpleasant; repulsive

chimera

a thing that is hoped or wished for but is in fact illusory/impossible to achieve

incantations

a series of words repeated as part of a magical spell or charm

resigned

feeling/showing acceptance that something unpleasant will happen/ cannot be changed

respite

a period of rest or relief

erroneous

contained or characterized by error

dogmatism

the tendency to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true without the consideration of evidence or opinions of others

infalliable

incapable of making mistakes or being wrong

intrinsic

belonging to the essential nature of a thing

proficiency

a high degree of skill

ardour

enthusiasm/passion

unremitting

never relaxing/slackening; insestant

salubrious

health-giving/healthy

execrate

declare to be evil/express immense loathing for

ignominy

personal shame/disgrace

timorous

nervous or lacking confidence

languid

relaxed/unhurried

prognostication

action of foretelling future events

solemnize

to perform a ceremony

assauge

to make an unpleasant feeling less intense

pensive

engaged in serious thought

Loiter

to delay an activity with idle pauses/to linger with no apparent reason

blight

a thing that spoils something

Dilatory

slow to act/intended to cause delay

insatiable

an appetite impossible to satisfy