Frankenstein Vocabulary

Daniel E.
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  1. dejection
    a state of melancholy depression
  2. capacious
    large in the amount that can be contained
  3. dross
    worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
  4. lineament
    the characteristic parts of a person's face
  5. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  6. disconsolate
    sad beyond comforting; incapable of being soothed
  7. penury
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  8. filial
    designating the generation following the parental generation
  9. inclemency
    excessive sternness
  10. tyro
    someone new to a field or activity
  11. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  12. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  13. dilatoriness
    slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
  14. salubrious
    promoting health
  15. verdant
    characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage
  16. tempest
    a violent commotion or disturbance
  17. indelible
    not able to be forgotten, removed, or erased
  18. manacle
    shackle that can be locked around the wrist
  19. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  20. ignominy
    a state of dishonor
  21. perdition
    the place or state in which one suffers eternal punishment
  22. purloin
    make off with belongings of others
  23. verdure
    green foliage
  24. sophism
    a deliberately invalid argument intended to deceive
  25. scoffing
    showing your contempt by derision
  26. daemon
    an evil supernatural being
  27. augury
    an event indicating important things to come
  28. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
Created on Mon Jul 16 16:40:57 EDT 2012

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