FRANKENSTEIN (ALL LISTS)

foreboding

(noun) a strong feeling that something bad is going to happen

satiate

(verb) to fully satisfy, often to the point of having enough

fortitude

(noun) mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty

capacious

(adjective) having a lot of mental space; able to understand and hold many ideas

cull

(verb) to carefully select/pick out

pedantry

(noun) showing off too much learning/ focusing too much on small academic details

indefatigable

(adjective) never getting tired; constantly working hard

chimerical

(adjective) unrealistic or imaginary; not practical in real life

prognosticate

(verb) to predict something before it happens

mien

(noun) a person's appearance or manner that shows their character/mood

minutiae

(noun) very small/tiny details

asylum

(noun) a place of safety/shelter

convalescence

(noun) the period of recovery after illness

vacillate

(verb) to go back and forth in decisions/ feelings; to be unsure

avail

(noun) use, benefit, or help

dilatoriness

(noun) slowness; delay in doing something

verdant

(adjective) green and full of plant life

dirge

(noun) a sad song/ piece of music for someone who has died

depraved

(adjective) morally bad/corrupt

perdition

(noun) total ruin or eternal punishment

ardently

(adv) very strongly or passionately

sacrilege

(noun) disrespect toward something sacred or important

countenance

(noun) a person's face or facial expression

sublime

(adj) extremely beautiful, impressive, or awe- inspiring

surmount

(v) to overcome/ get over something difficult

precipitous

(adj) very steep or sudden

diabolically

(adv) in an evil/cruel way

elude

(v) to escape/ avoid someone or something

clemency

(n) mercy/ kindess when punishment could be given

abhorred

(adj) deeply hated/ despised

impervious

(adj) not allowing something to pass through; unaffected

uncouth

(adj) awkward, rude, or not well-formed

allure

(v) to attract/ tempt

purloin

(v) to steal

enigmatic

(adj) mysterious/ hard to understand

tenement

(n) a place where someone lives; a dwelling

gall

(n) bitterness/ resentment

alleviate

(v) to make something less severe

sanguinary

(adj) involving bloodshed/ violence

indolence

(n) laziness/ avoidance of effort