Frankenstein Vocab Flashcards
(40 cards)
A strong feeling of dislike
Antipathy
Hard to understand
Abstruse
To affirm or declare positively or earnestly
Asseverations
To say (something) in a very strong and definite way
Averred
Consuming greed, keen eagerness, affinity
Avidity
Not causing harm or damage
Benignity
The quality of being open, sincere, and honest
Candor
Able to hold or contain a lot, large in capacity
Capacious
To stop fighting an enemy or opponent
Capitulated
Existing only as the product of unchecked imagination, fantastically visionary or improbably
Chimerical
The appearance of a persons face to accept, support, or approve of
Countenance
To clearly show or describe (something)
Delineate
Lacking confidence
Diffident
Causing a delay, tending to be late
Dilatoriness
Very unhappy or sad
Disconsolate
Positiveness in assertion of opinion especially when unwanted or arrogant
Dogmatism
To cause (something) to fade or disappear
Efface
Lasting a very short time
Ephemeral
To prove that someone is not guilty or doing something wrong
Exculpated
A chain or shackle
Fetter
To cause (something or someone) to be deeply affected by a feeling or to have a certain quality
Imbued
Unable to be changed
Immutable
To invoke evil on
Imprecate
Not wise or sensible
Imprudence