Quizlet Frankenstein Vocabulary Lessons 6-10

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  1. Acme: The highest point, as of perfection
  2. Artifice: Cleverness or skill
  3. Asseveration: A declaration that is serious; affirmation
  4. Consummation: The act of completing; fulfillment; an ultimate goal or end
  5. Cursory: Performed with haste and scant attention to detail
  6. Emulation: effort or ambition to better or equal another; imitation of another
  7. Gaunt: Thin and bony; emaciated and haggard, bleak and desolate
  8. Gesticulation: The act of gesturing
  9. Gibe: A derisive remark
  10. Indefatigable: Incapable of being fatigued
  11. Irksome: Causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation
  12. Noisome: Offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul, dangerous
  13. Obstinate: Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion or course of action
  14. Paroxysm: A sudden outburst of emotion or action; a spasm or fit; convulsion
  15. Propagate: To cause an organism to multiply or breed; transmit characteristics
  16. Sedulous: Persevering and constant in effort or application
  17. Shade: A disembodied spirit; a ghost
  18. Sophism: A plausible but fallacious argument
  19. Stupendous: Of outstanding force, volume, degree, or excellence
  20. Undulation: A wavelike form, outline, appearance, or movement