Frankenstein Vocab 1

foreboding

foreboding

fearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen

satiate

to satisfy a desire or appetite

fortitude

courage in pain or adversity

capacious

having a lot of space inside; roomy

cull

select from a large quantity; obtain from a variety of sources

pedantry

excessive concern with minor details and rules

indefatigable

(of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly

chimerical

(of a mythical animal) formed from parts of various animals

prognosticate

foretell or prophesy a future event

mien

a person’s look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood

minutiae

the small, precise, or trivial details of something

asylum

the protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee

convalescence

time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment

vacillate

alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; indecisive

avail

use or benefit

dilatoriness

slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

verdant

(of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation

dirge

a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite

depraved

morally corrupt; wicked

perdition

(in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death