frankenstein vocab chap 1-5

rankling

soreness, great pain

ardor

great intensity; passion; strong enthusiasm

predilection

preference, partially

repined

express discontent

tertiary

third place or rank

rapture

elation; exhilaration

indefatigable

tireless

intimate

very familiar, close

internment

burial

infidels

without religion or belief; an atheist

palpable

acceptable to the mind or sensibilities

erroneously

mistakenly

esteem

high regard, favorable opinion

elixir

sweetened solution containing medicine

zeal

eagerness, enthusiast

menaced

threatened, put in peril

imprudence

unwise

fortitude

valor; determination

recapitulation

the act of being repeated; summarized

abstruse

difficult to understand

shroud

burial cloth or garments

delineate

describe in words

remorse

deep, painful regret

placid

peaceful, quiet

fetter

restrain, tie up