Frankenstein Vocabulary
Letters I – IV & Chapters I - VII:
1. Emaciate (verb): to make weak or feeble.
2. Countenance (noun): someone’s facial expressions.
3. Harrowing (adj.): extremely disturbing or distressing.
4. Doppelganger (noun): a mirror image of an identity; an alter ego.
5. Benevolent (adj.): kind, generous
6. Sublime (adj.): of amazing beauty.
7. Chimerical (noun): a mythical beast made of various body parts.
8. Docile (adj.): calm, relaxed
9. Diffident (adj.): modest, shy because of lack of confidence.
10. Promontory (noun): a steep, rocky ridge.
Chapters VIII – XVIII:
1. Obdurate (adj.): stubbornly refusing.
2. Gnash (verb): grind, clench.
3. Abhorrence (noun): a revulsion, disgust.
4. Lament (noun): an expression of grief.
5. Hovel (noun): a small shack, outhouse, badly constructed house.
6. Exhortation (noun): an urging to get someone to do something.
7. Mortification (noun): a death of a body part; rotting.
8. Spurn (verb): to reject
9. Succour (noun): assistance in times of trouble.
10. Precipice (noun): a very steep rock face or cliff.
Chapters XIX – XXIV:
1. Superscription (verb): to sign a document.
2. Waft (verb): to pass gently through the air.
3. Augury (noun): to predict what will happen in the future.
4. Respite (noun): a rest after a difficult period.
5. Conjure (verb): to appear by a magic ritual.
6. Exertion (noun): strenuous physical or mental effort
7. Obstinate (adj.): to stubbornly refuse to change one’s mind.
8. Incredulous (adj.): unable to grasp.
9. Physiognomy (noun): a person’s facial expressions.
10. Delirium (noun): a disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness,
illusions, and incoherence, occurring in intoxication, fever, and other
disorders.