Frankenstein Vocab #1

Conciliating

To make compatible, reconcile

Paroxysm

A sudden violent emotion or action

Ameliorate

To make or become better, to improve

Niche

An ornamental recess, usually set in a wall for a statue or other decorative object

Suppliant

A person who makes themselves humble, a petitioner

Lineaments

An outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face

Syndic

An agent of a university or corporation

Predilection

An established preference for something

Affectation

The act of taking on or displaying an attitude or mode of behavior not natural to oneself or not genuinely felt

Dogmatism

Positiveness in assertion of opinion especially when unwarranted or arrogant

Minutiae

Minor detail, usually used in plural

Chimera

An illusion or fabrication of the kind, especially an unrealizable dream

Panegyric

A oration, discourse, or writing in praise of a person

Pedantry

Slavish attention to rules or details

Transitory

Tending to pass away, not persistent

Penury

A cramping and oppressive lack of resources, as money, sever poverty

Prognosticate

To foretell from signs or symptoms

Transmuted

To change or alter in form, appearance, or nature, especially to a higher form

Precepts

A command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action

Chamois

A small goat like bovid of mountainous regions from southern Europe to the Caucasus

Tyro

A beginner in learning

Indefatigable

Incapable of being tired

Encomium

Glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise

Convalescence

To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness

Dilatoriness

Tending or intended to cause delay

Salubrious

Favorable to or promoting health or well-being

Verdant

Green in tint or color

Cabriolet

A light two-wheeled one-horse carriage with a folding leather hood, a large apron, and upward-curving shafts

Dirge

A song or hymn of grief or lamentation, intended to accompany funeral or memorial

Perambulation

To travel over or through especially in foot