Frankenstein

Author: Shelley, Mary

John Tyler Wagner

Outside Reading Vocabulary List

1.

malignity: quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will

2.

glut: supply with an excess of

3.

detest: dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards

4.

augury: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come

5.

gesticulation: a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion

6.

disquisition: an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion

7.

pittance: an inadequate payment

8.

impotent: unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless

9.

declamatory: arrogantly lofty in style

10. infatuation: a foolish and usually extravagant passion, love, or admiration

11. irksome: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
12. mien: dignified manner or conduct
13. ardor: enthusiasm or passion
14. languor: the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia
15. immaculate: free from flaws or mistakes; perfect
16. dissipate: to disperse or scatter; squander or fritter away
17. hasten: be quick to do something
18. verdure: the greenness of growing vegetation
19. ignominy: public shame or disgrace
20. countenance: a persons face or facial expressions