ENG II Honors/Rivchin
Frankenstein ‘13
Frankenstein Adopt-a-Word (1)
Note: Your name is UNDERNEATH the word you’ve been assigned.
On front: the word (in big letters), its part of speech, visual representing
your word, your name.
On back: your word’s definition.
1. satiate (v.): to satisfy or supply with anything to excess. When I went to
the movies, I satiated myself with popcorn, Junior Mints and a Diet Coke.
Adopted by: Matt Brown
2. chimera (n.): a horrible or unreal creature of the imagination; any
similarly grotesque monster having disparate parts.
Adopted by: Chasin
3. ardor (n.): great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion
Adopted by: Tiffany C.
4. forbear (v.): to refrain, hold back, or withhold
Adopted by: Tyler (ironic word assignment... cough cough)
5. indefatigable (n.): incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring
(Almost sounds like “in” or “un defeat-able.”)
Adopted by: Tiff D.
6. penury (n.): extreme poverty or destitution (did you have this word with
ToTC?)
Adopted by: Kaush
7. fortitude (n.) : mental, physical and/or emotional strength in times of
hardship or difficulty
Adopted by: Casey G.
8. sepulcher (n.): a tomb, grave, or burial place (site of Romeo & Juliet’s
death in Shakespeare’s play, also referenced in the poem Annabel Lee by
Poe)
Adopted by: Lawrence
9. poignant (adj.): affecting or moving the emotions
Adopted by: Samish
10. caprice (n.) a tendency to change one's mind without apparent or
adequate motive. Fickle is a synonym. Capricious is the adjective form.
Adopted by: Jon K.
11. incantation (n.): the chanting or uttering of words that supposedly have
magical powers; a spell (like the witches’ words in Macbeth).
Adopted by: Brian
12. capitulate (v.): to surrender unconditionally; to give up resistance
Adopted by: Kristi
13. insipient (adj.): foolish
Adopted by: Nicole
14. pedantic (adj.): making an excessive, obnoxious or inappropriate
display of learning. Pedant is the noun form.
Adopted by: Marina
15. conjecture (n.): the formation or expression of an opinion or theory
without sufficient evidence or proof
Adopted by: Sami
16. approbation (n.): approval, commendation
Adopted by: Dan
17. ignominy (n.): a disgrace or dishonor
Adopted by: Lara
18. avowal (n.): an open statement of affirmation; frank acknowledgment
or admission
Adopted by: David
19. unremitting (adj): never relaxing or slackening; incessant
Adopted by: Scott
20. prognosticate (v.): to predict from present indications or signs (it’s a
synonym of “predict.” Think “PROGNOSIS.”)
Adopted by: Britt
21. dirge (n.): a funeral song or tune, expressing mourning in
commemoration of the deceased
Adopted by: Erica
22. amiable (adj.): having or showing pleasant, good-natured qualities
Adopted by: Chris
23. depravity (n.): a state of moral corruption. Depraved is the adjective
form.
Adopted by: Leanne
24. delineate (v.): to define, explain or demarcate (sometimes using a
drawing – like, delineating the borders of two countries on a map).
Adopted by: Theresa