Frankenstein Vocab Ch. 15-24
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 patriarchal | relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority |
| despondency | feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless |
| sagacity | the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating |
| tumultous | noisy and disorderly |
| myriad | a large indefinite number |
| gesticulations | energetic gestures |
| vestige | an indication that something has been present |
| visage | the appearance conveyed by a person's face |
| insurmountable | overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable |
| detrimental | (sometimes followed by 'to') causing harm or injury |
| undulation | wave-like motion |
| haggard | showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering |
| exordium | the beginning of anything |
| acquiesced | consented without argument |
| variegated | varied; marked with different colors |
| cataract | a large waterfall |
| remonstrate | argue in protest or opposition |
| penury | a state of extreme poverty or destitution |
| inexorable | not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course |
| perturbed | thrown into a state of agitated confusion; "yo man i'm so perturbed (rattled)!!!" |
| promontory | a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) |
| magistrate | a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice |
| languid | lacking spirit or liveliness |
| brethren | Members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like. |
| convalescence | gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury |
| machinations | evil schemes or plots |
| enunciation | the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience |
| amphitheater | an oval large stadium with tiers of seats |
| transitory | enduring a very short time..... temporary; lasting a brief time |
| bier | a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial -- beer = death = coffin = !? |
| languor | inactivity |
| acme | the highest point (of something) |
| chamois | hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips |
| gibe | an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect |
| instigated | to provoke or urge forward |
| retribution | the act of correcting for your wrongdoing |
| imprecations | curses |
| reveries | daydreams |
| degradation | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
| eradicated | erased; destroyed |
| auguries | signs or omens which are used to predict the future |
| wafted | floated, drifted |
| irradiation | (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance |
| contumely | a rude expression intended to offend or hurt |
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