Frankenstein Vocab

adroitly

adv; skillfully/clever

sardonic

adj; cynical; mocking

obtuse

adj; slow to understand

verbiage

n; wordiness

turgid

adj; pompous; excessively embellished in style. Or can also mean swollen (turgor—see bio definition)

parable

n; short story illustrates a moral/principle

bourgeois

n/adj;- pertaining to the middle class

enervate

v: to weaken; to reduce the mental or moral vigor or strength of

pernicious

adj; deadly; destructive

ersatz

adj; artificial; inferior substitute

solicitude

n; attentive care; protectiveness

obfuscate

v; to darken; to make obscure

histrionic

adj; overly dramatic; emotional

ameliorate

v; to make better/more tolerable

elixir

n; magical substance; a substance that prolongs life

cursory

adj; hasty; superficially performed

chimera

n; an illusion; fabrication of the mind

gibe

v/n; use taunting words; to taunt

perambulation

v; to travel on foot

declamation

n; a speech/formal oration

noisome

adj; offensive to the senses- especially smell

deprecate

verb; to express disapproval of

sanguine

adj; relating to the blood/red

manifold

adj; multiple; varied. Or a pipe fitting with several outlets connection one pipe with others.

sedulous

adj; careful; diligent; accomplished with careful perseverance