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Frankenstein Vocabulary
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11/20/2006

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Term
satiate

pg. 50
v.t.
Definition
to satisfy fully ( such as an appetite; to gratify to excess)
Term
effusion

pg. 51
n.
Definition
The act of spreading out loosely on a surface; something that is poured forth. an unrestrained outpouring of feeling, such as in speech or writingl the seeping of fluid into a cavity.
Term
inure

pg. 51
v.t.
Definition
To habituate to something undesirable especially by prolonged subjection;accustom
Term
fortnight

pg. 52
n.
Definition
Two weeks
Term
Capacious

pg. 53
adj.
Definition
Capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy.
Term
dross

pg. 53
n.
Definition
1. A waste product or an impurity, especially an oxide, formed on the surface of molten metal.
2. worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter.
Term
inexorable

pg. 54
adj.
Definition
not catable of being persuaded by entreaty.
Term
albatross

pg. 55
n.
Definition
1 Any of several large, web-footed birds constituting the family domedeidae, chiefly of the oceans of the Souther Hemisphere, and having a hooked beak and long, narrow wings. In superstition, to kill such a bird at sea was to invite disaster.
2a. a constant, worrisome burden.
b. an obstacle to success.
Term
forbear

pg. 56
v.i.
Definition
to refrain from
Term
capitulate

pg. 58
v.i.
Definition
1. To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms.
2. To give up all resistance;acquiesce.
Term
daemon
pg. 59
n.
Definition
An inferior deity, such as a deified hero.
Term
pedantry
pg. 60
n.
Definition
An ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
Term
paroxysm

pg. 60
n.
Definition
1. A sudden outburst of emotion or action.
2. Medicine a. A sudden attack, recurrence, or intesification of a disease, b. A spasm or fit; a convulsion.
Term
relation
pg. 62
n.
Definition
narration
Term
ameliorate

pg. 62
v.t.
Definition
To improve
Term
indefatigable

pg. 63
adj.
Definition
Incapable or seemingly incapable of being fatigued;tireless
Term
rankle

pog. 64
v.t./v.i.
Definition
v.t.: to cause persistent irritation or resentmentl to embitter; to irritate.
v.i.: to become sore or inflamed; to fester
Term
intercession

pg. 66
n.
Definition
Entreaty in faovr of another, especially a prayer or petition to God
Term
emulation

pg. 66
n.
Definition
Effort or ambition to equal or surpass anotherl imitation of another.
Term
ignoble

pg. 67
adj.
Definition
Mean, base, common; not noble
Term
predilection
pg. 67
n.
Definition
A partiality or dispoition in faovr of something; a preference
Term
chimerical
pg. 68
adj.
Definition
Created by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; highly improbably
Term
elixir

pgs. 69,76
n.
Definition
A substance or medicine believed to maintain life indefinitely
Term
appertain

pg. 74
v.i.
Definition
To belong as a proper function or part
Term
imbibe

pg. 75
v.t.
Definition
To drink; to absorb as if by drinking
Term
prepossess

pg. 75v.t.
Definition
To impress favorably in advance; to preoccupy the mind, to the exclusion of other thoughts or feelings
Term
chimear

pg. 76
n.
Definition
A fanciful mental illusion or fabrication; a fire breathing she-monster represented as a composite of a lion,goat and serpent.
Term
physiognomy

pg. 78
n.
Definition
Facial features, especially when regarded as revealing character.
Term
Ardor/ Ardour

pg. 78
n.
Definition
fiery intesity of feeling; strong enthusiasm or devotion; zeal
Term
Charnel-house

pg. 82
n.
Definition
1. A building, room, or vault in which the bones or bodies of the dead are placed; a charnel. 2. A scene or place of great physical suffereing and loss of life.
Term
Lassitude

pg. 85
n.
Definition
A state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness.
Term
Endue

pg. 86
v.t.
Definition
1. To provide with a quality or trait; endow.
2. To put on ( a piece of clothing)
Term
Pertinacity

pg. 90
n.
Definition
Persistence, doggedness, perseverance
Term
Vacillate

pg. 93
v.i.
Definition
To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another
Term
mien

pg. 94
n.
Definition
Bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind
Term
docile

pg. 95
adj.
Definition
Ready and willing to be tuahgt; yielding to supervision
Term
encomium

pg. 94
n.
Definition
Warm, glowing praise; a formal expression of praise; a tribute
Term
Approbation
pg. 95
n.
Definition
An expression of warm approval; praise
Term
Countenace

pg. 96
n.
Definition
Appearance, especially the face; obsolete;bearing;demeanor
Term
Diffident

pg. 96
adj.
Definition
Lacking self-confidence; shy and timid
Term
Dilatoriness

pg. 96
n.
Definition
Delay
Term
Perambulation

pg. 97
n.
Definition
A leisurely walk
Term
Salubrious

pg. 97
adj.
Definition
Favorable to heath or well-being
Term
Verdant

pg. 97
adj.
Definition
Green with vegetation
Term
prognosticate

pg. 101
v.t.
Definition
1. To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell.
2. To foreshadow; portend.
Term
promontory

pg. 102
n.
Definition
A high ridge of land or rock jutting out into a body of water; a headland.
Term
partiality

pg. 107
n.
Definition
Favorite prejudice or bias.
Term
Ignominious

pg. 108
adj.
Definition
1. Displaying great personal dishonor or humiliation
2. Engaging in disgraceful action, conduct, or character.
Term
Exculpate

pg. 108
v.t.
Definition
To clear or guilt or blame.
Term
Approbation

pg. 111
n.
Definition
Approval
Term
Manacle

pg. 112
v.t.
Definition
To confine the hands, usually with a set of two metal rings taht are fastened about th wrists and joined by a metal chain.
Term
Excommunication

pg. 113
n.
Definition
A formal ecclesiastical censure that deprives a person of the right to bleong to a church. ( The consequences can be serious in practical terms; the censure imposed by church authority excludes those subjected to it from holy communion and imposes on them other deprivatiosn an disabilities; in the heavier form of this censure, the transgressor was forbidden any intercourse with fellow Christians and deprived of all rights and privileges in the church.)
Term
Ignominy

pg. 113
n.
Definition
Great personal dishonor or humiliation
Term
Perdition

pg. 113
n.
Definition
1a. Loss of the soul; eternal damnation. b. Hell
2. Archaic. utter ruin
Term
Gnash

pg. 114
v.t.
Definition
1. To grind or strike ( the teeth, for example) together.
2. To bite (something) by grinding the teeth.
Term
Inconstancy

pg. 119
n.
Definition
Fickleness of conduct or purpose; changeableness of character or disposition
Term
Wonted

pg. 120
adj.
Definition
Accustomed
Term
Diffuse

pg. 123
v.t.
Definition
To pour or send forth
Term
Recompense

pg. 127

v.t.
Definition
To reward, requite, repay
Term
Commiserate

pg. 127
v.t.
Definition
To feel, show, or express pity or compassion for
Term
Offal

pg. 131
n.
Definition
Waste parts, especially of a butchered animal.
Term
Disconsolate

pg. 131
adj.
Definition
Beyond consolation, hopelessly sad; cheerless or gloomy
Term
Pandaemonium

pg. 132
n.
Definition
The place where "demons" congregate in Milton's Paradise Lost.
Term
incommode

pg. 133
v.t.
Definition
To subject to inconvenience or discomfort; to trouble, annoy, molest, embarass, inconvenience.
Term
Air

pg. 134
n.
Definition
Music
Term
Taper

pg. 135
n.
Definition
Candle
Term
Venerable

pg. 136
adj.
Definition
1. Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position.
2. Worthy of reverence, especially by religious or historical association.
Term
Viands

pg. 136
n.
Definition
pl. Articles of food; provisions, victuals
Term
Giat

pg. 138
n.
Definition
Manner of walking or stepping, bearing or carriage while moving.
Term
Exhortation

pg. 138
n.
Definition
The action or process of earnestly admonishing or urging to what is deemed laudable conduct.
Term
Arbiter

pg. 140
n.
Definition
One whose opinion or decision is authoritative in a matter of debate; a judge.
Term
Demeanour

pg. 140
n.
Definition
Conduct, way of acting, mode of proceeding ( in an affiar); conduct of life, amanner of living; practice, behavior.
Term
Supple

pg. 141
adj.
Definition
Of soft or yielding consistency; not rigid; soft, tender.
Term
Execration

pg. 141
n.
Definition
A hateful or abhorrent declaration; a denunciation; a loathing.
Term
Cadence

pg. 143
n.
Definition
The measure or beat of music, dancing, or any rhythmical movement; e.g. of marching.
Term
Scion

pg. 145
n.
Definition
1. A shoot or twig.
2. An heir, a descendant.
Term
Unsullied

pg. 145
adj.
Definition
(from v.t., to gully) unsoiled, unpolluted
Term
Lichen

pg. 146 n.
Definition
One of a class of cellular cryptogamic plants, often of a green, grey, or yellow tint, which grow on the surface of rockts, trees, etc.
Term
Sally

pg. 146
n.
Definition
A going forth, setting out, excursion, expedition
Term
Mahometan

pg. 148
n.
Definition
A Muslim
Term
tenet

pg. 149
n.
Definition
A doctrine, dogma, principle, or opinion, in religion, philosophy, politics, or the like, held by a school, sect, party, or person.
Term
Immure

pg. 149
v.t.
Definition
1. To confine within or as if within walls; imprison.
2. To build into a wall.
3. to entomb in a wall.
Term
Puerile

pg. 149
adj.
Definition
Childish (especially in the manner of boys)
Term
Emulation

pg. 149
n.
Definition
The endeavour to equal or surpass others in any achievement or quality; also, the desire or ambition to equal or excel.
Term
Noisome

pg. 150
adj.
Definition
1. Offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul.
2. Harmful or dangerous.
Term
Meed

pg. 151
n.
Definition
In early use: something given in return for labour or service; wages, hire; recompense, reward, deserts; a gift. Later: a reward or prize given for excellence or achievement; a person's deserved share of (praise, honour, etc. ) Now literary and archaic
Term
Portmanteau

pg. 152
n.
Definition
A large leather suitcase that opens into two hinged comaprtments.
Term
Disquisition

pg. 153
n.
Definition
A formal discourse on a subject, often in writing.
Term
Sagacity

pg. 157
n.
Definition
Wisdom
Term
Consternation

pg. 160
n.
Definition
Amazement and terror such as to prostrate one's faculties; dismay.
Term
Habitation

pg. 163
n.
Definition
Dwelling, residence
Term
Succour

pg. 164
n.
Definition
(succor) aid, help.
Term
Imprecate

pg. 164
v.t.
Definition
To pray for, invoke (something, usually from a deity). a. To invoke or call down (evil or calamity) upon a person
Term
Gall
pg. 164
n.
Definition
bitterness of spirit, asperity, rancor
Term
Precipitous

pg. 165
adj.
Definition
a. Acting, or done, with escessive or undue haste; rash, headstrong
b. Rushing headlong onwards; violently hurried or hurrying
Term
Recompence

pg. 166
n.
Definition
(recompense) Compensation (received or desired) for some loss of injury sustained.
Term
Augment

pg. 166
v.t.
Definition
to make greater in size, number, amount, degree, etc.; to increase, enlarge, extend.
Term
Wantonness

pg. 170
n.
Definition
a. Lasciviousness, unchastity
b. Arrogance, insolence of triumph or prosperity
Term
Feint

pg. 171
n.
Definition
A feigned or false attack
Term
Undulation

pg. 172n.
Definition
A wave-like motion
Term
Enjoin

pg. 175
v.t.
Definition
To impose (a penalty, task, duty, or obligation)
Term
Disquisition

pg. 175
n.
Definition
Diligent or systematic searchl investigation;research,examination
Term
Exordium

pg. 176
n.
Definition
the beginning of anything; esp. the introductoyr part of a discourse, treatise, etc.
Term
Machinations

pg. 178
n.
Definition
An instance of plotting or (usually malicious) contrivance; an intrigue, plot, or scheme.
Term
Indolence

pg. 179
n.
Definition
The idsposition to avoid trouble; love of ease; laziness, slothfulness, sluggishness
Term
Debar

pg. 183
v.t.
Definition
To exclude or shut out from a place or condition; to prevent or prohibit from
Term
Ennui

pg. 185
n.
Definition
The feeling of mental weariness and dissatisfaction produced by want of occupation, or by lack of itnerest in present surroundings or employments.
Term
Superscription

pg. 187n.
Definition
A piece of writing or an inscription upon or above something
Term
Remissness

pg. 187
n.
Definition
Carelessness, negligence; laxity
Term
Penury

pg. 188
n.
Definition
Poverty, hardship, need
Term
Sophism

pg. 190
n.
Definition
A specious but fallacious argument, either used deliberately in order to deceive or mislead, or employed as a means of displaying.
Term
Presentment

pg. 191
n.
Definition
A mental impression or feeling of a future event; a vague expectation resting on no definite reason, but seeming like a direct perception of
something about to happen; an anticipation, foreboding (most commonly of something evil)
Term
Heath

pg. 192
n.
Definition
Open uncultivated ground; an extensvie tract of waste land; a wilderness; now chiefly applied to a bare, more or less flat, tract of land, naturally clothed with low herbage and dwarf shrubs, esp. with the shrubby plants known as heath, heather or ling.
Term
Condescension

pg. 192
n.
Definition
a. Gracious, considerate, or submissive deference shown to another.
b. The action of descending or stooping to things unworthy
Term
Skiff

pg. 195
n.
Definition
A small light boat of any kind
Term
Mutable

pg. 196
adj.
Definition
a. Liable or subject to change or alteration
b. Inconstant in mind, will, or disposition; fickle;variable. literary and poetic.
Term
Debility

pg. 197
n.
Definition
the condition of being weak or feeble; weakness, infirmity; want of strength; esp. that condition of the boyd in which the vital functions generally are feebly discharged.
Term
augury

pg. 199
n.
Definition
Foreboding from tokens, presentiment, anticipation
Term
Depose

pg. 199
v.i.
Definition
to testify, bear witness; to testify to, attest; esp. to give evidence upon oath in a court of law, to make a deposition
Term
entreat

pg. 200
v.t.
Definition
To plead for; to ask earnestly for (a thing)
Term
Languid

pg. 202
adj.
Definition
Faint, weal; inert from fatigue or weakness; wanting in vigour or vitality
Term
Commencement

pg. 203
n.
Definition
Beginning; time of beginning
Term
Vexation

pg. 206
n.
Definition
The action of troubling or harassing by aggression or interference (sometimes spec. by unjustifiable claims or legal action); the fact of being troubled or ahrassed in this way
Term
Torpor

pg. 206
n.
Definition
Intellectual or spiritual lethary; apathy, listlessness,dullness; indifference
Term
Paroxysm

pg. 206
n.
Definition
An episode of increased acuteness or severity of a disease, esp. one recurring periodically in the course of the disease; a sudden recurrence or attack, e.g. of courghing; a sudden worsening of symptoms
Term
Imperious

pg. 209
adj.
Definition
Overbearing, domineering, dicatorial
Term
Formidable

pg. 209
adj.
Definition
That gives cause for fear or alarm; fit to inspire dread or apprehension. usually (with some obscuration of the etymological sense): Likely to be difficult to overcome, resist, or deal with; giving cause for serious apprehension of defeat or failure.
Term
Consummate

pg. 211
v.t.
Definition
To bring to completion or full accomplishment; to accomplish, fulfill, complete, finish
Term
Confure

pg. 212
v.t.
Definition
a. To constrain by oath, to charge or appeal to solemnly.
b. To form a conspiracy; to conspire
Term
Remosntrate

pg. 213
v.i.
Definition
To raise an objection to a thing; to address a remonstrance to a person (obsolete)
Term
diffidence

pg. 215
n .
Definition
Distrust of oneself; want of confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; modesty, shyness of disposition
Term
Bier

pg. 218
n.
Definition
the movable stand on which a corpse, whether in a coffin or not, is palced before burial
Term
Acme

pg. 220
n.
Definition
the highest point of pitch; the culmination, or point of perfection
Term
Deposition

pg. 221
n.
Definition
The giving of testimony upon oath in a ourt of law, or the testimony so given; spec. a statement in answer to itnerrogatories, constituting evidence, taken down in writing to be read in court as a sbustitute for the production of the witness.
Term
Incredulous

pg.221
adj.
Definition
Unbelieving; not reading to believe; skeptical
Term
Chamois

pg. 222
n.
Definition
A kind of goat
Term
Adjuration

pg. 224
n.
Definition
A solemn charging or appealing to (one) upon oath, or under penalty of a curse
Term
Asseveration

pg. 231
n.
Definition
Emphatic confirmation of a statement; a word or phrase used to express confirmation; an oath.
Term
Transitory

pg. 235
adj.
Definition
Having the quality of passing away; not lasting; fleeting, momentary, brief; transient
Term
Opprobrium

pg. 242
n.
Definition
An occasion, object, or cause of reproach, criticism, shame, or disgrace; shameful or disgraceful conduct
Term
Immaculate

pg. 243
adj.
Definition
Free from spot or strain; pure, spotless, unblemished, undefiled
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