Frankenstein Vocabulary

inexorable

adjective: impossible to stop or prevent; relentless

ameliorate

verb: to make something bad or unsatisfactory better

sublime

adjective: of such excellence or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

guile

noun: sly or cunning intelligence

ignominious

adjective: shameful, disgraceful, dishonorable

wanton

adjective: (of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked

satiate

verb: to satisfy

abhor/abhorrence

verb/noun: to regard with disgust or hatred

poignant

very touching; bringing about a sense of sadness or regret

irksome

adjective: irritating; annoying

repose

noun/verb: temporary rest from activity, excitment, or exertion

fiend

noun: an evil spirit or demon

wretched/wretch

adjective/noun: (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortune state; miserable

disposition

noun: a person’s inherent qualities of mind and character

emacitated

adjective/verb: starved or exteremly thin

elude

verb: to evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer)

enrapture

verb: to fill with great delight

perperual/perpetuity

adjective: never ending or changing; eternal

lament

noun/verb: a passionate expression of greif or sorrow

to mourn (a person’s loss or death)

caprice/capricous

noun/adjective: a sudden and unpredictable change of mood or behavior