Frankenstine Vocab Definitions and Parts of Speech

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Foreboding

Noun - fearful apprehension; a feeling something bad will happen

Eccentricity

Noun - the state of being unconventionsal and slightly strange

Satiate

Verb - to satisfy (a need, desire, etc) fully or to excess

Ardent

characterized by warmth of feeling, typically support eagerly expressed

Ascertain

Verb - to find out or learn with certainty

Dispel

Verb - to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering

Countenance

Noun - look, expression, mental composure

Melancholy

Noun - Depression of spirits; Dejection

Reverence

Noun - honor or respect felt or shown

Metaphysical

Adjective - supernatural, theoretical

Imbue

Verb - to tinge/dye or influence/give the sense of

Repugnance

Noun - intense disgust

Omnipotent

Adjective - Almighty, having virtully unlimited authority

Fervour (Fervor)

Noun - intensity of feeling or expression

Palpable

Adjective - (Not literal) capable of being touched or felt - tangible

Insurrection

Noun - an act or moment of revolting against authority

Procure

Verb - to achieve/obtain by care and effort

Repentance

Noun - action or progress of regret especially caused by moral shortcomings

Amiable

Adjective - friendly, sociable, pleasing, admirably

Annihilation

Noun - state or act of being completely destroyed