Frankenstein Vocabulary Review

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards based on key terms and definitions from the Frankenstein lecture notes.

despondent

Having lost all or nearly all hope.

abhor

To hate.

affluence

Wealth.

agony

Extreme physical or mental suffering.

anguish

Extreme pain or distress; despair.

approbation

Approval or praise.

ardor

Passion.

benevolent

Kind; good.

bosom

Chest.

capacious

Large in capacity, able to hold a lot.

celestial

Supremely good; heavenly.

climes

Climate.

conjecture

To guess.

convalesce (v.)/convalescence (n.)

To heal/healing.

countenance

Face or facial expression.

desolate

In a state of bleak, dismal emptiness.

diabolical

Evil; devilish.

dilatory

Slow to act; cause delay.

disconsolate

Cheerless; unhappy.

emaciated

Thin.

entreat

To ask for or request earnestly.

fervor

Passion.

forbearance (n.)/forbear (v.)

Patience/to have patience, refrain.

forebodings

A feeling that something bad will happen; fearful apprehension.

fortitude

Strength.

hovel

A squalid or simply constructed dwelling.

Ignominy (n.)/ignominious (adj.)

Public shame or disgrace.

immutable

Unchangeable.

inclemency (n.)/inclement (adj.)

Excessively stern; harsh.

indefatigable

Tireless (not able to fatigue).

indignation

Anger about an injustice.

inexorable

Impossible to stop or prevent.

irrevocable

Not able to be changed

lassitude

Having no energy.

Luddite

A person opposed to new technology or ways of working.

malicious

Intending or intended to do harm.

malignant

showing ill will; dangerous.

mien

A person's look/manner that reveals their mood/personality

odious

Extremely unpleasant

paroxysm

A sudden, violent outburst (of emotion).

penury

A state of extreme poverty or destitution.

perdition

A state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death.

peril

Danger.

prognosticate

To predict.

promontory

High ridge, jutting out above water.

purloined

Stolen.

recompense

To compensate

recourse

A way out in difficult situation

repose

A state of rest, sleep, or tranquility.

sanguinary (adj.)

Bloody.

satiated

Satisfied.

sledge

A vehicle on runners for transport over snow or ice.

solitude

State of being alone; isolation.

sophism

A plausible but false argument.

squalid (adj.)/squalor (n.)

Extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

stature

Height.

unremitting

Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long

wanton

Reckless

wherefore

Why.

wretch

A despicable or contemptible person.