| Abhorrent | adj. hateful; detestableRacial discrimination was abhorrent to us all. |
| Appalling | adj. shocking; horrifyingJeremy’s conduct was appalling; therefore, he was always in and out of the principal’s office. |
| Ardent | adj. passionate; enthusiasticKayla was so ardent about the UK that she wanted tomove there when she turned 18. |
| Augmented | adj. increased; added toHe augmented his summer income by painting houses. |
| Benevolent | adj. naturally goodVictor’s benevolent attitude become bitter after he had his heart broken. |
| Calamity | n. disasterNot having enough food for the party was a total calamity. |
| Capacious | adj. roomy; spaciousThe capacious cage was big enough to keep the dog content. |
| Caprice | n. whim; whimsyHer caprices had made his life impossible |
| Carnage | n. slaughter; massacreThe carnage at the murder scene was too intense for even the cops to take. |
| Commiserate | v. feel sympathy; empathiseBob went over to commiserate with Rose on her grandmother’s death. |
| Conflagration | n. fire; blazeThe conflagration caused everyone to leave the campsite in a panic |
| Countenance | n. facial features; appearanceerin’s countenance when she got her new puppy showed how excited and happy she was. |
| Cursory | adj. half-hearted; not thoroughly doneA cursory job on our homework will give you a bad grade. |
| Debilitated | v. weakened; made unableA woman who had felt chronically debilitated and unwell for years decided to go to rehab. |
| Detrimental | adj. harmful; damagingFast food is detrimental to the human race. |
| Diabolical | adj. DevilishThe Joker’s diabolical plan was to try and kill the Batman. |
| Dilate | v. expandThe eye doctor dilated the woman’s pupils to give him a better look. |
| Emaciated | adj. thin and wastedThe emaciated dog had to be put down. |
| Epithets | n. abusive wordsHer epithets to all the kids is what gave her the title of school bully. |
| Exhortations | n. Urgingno amount of exhortation had any effect on me and my decision about going away for school. |
| Expedient | adj. suitable; practicalEither side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so. |
| Fetter | n. shackleThe fetters around the slaves’ necks and wrists prevented them from escaping. |
| Harrowing | v. distressing; agonisingA harrowing film about racism and violence caused me to feel sad and angry. |
| Ignominious | adj. disgracefulno other party risked ignominious defeat. |
| immutable | adj. unchangingThe immutable fact of life is that you will die. |
| Imperious | adj. DomineeringThe pregnant woman’s imperious demands were satisfied when her husband got her what she wanted. |
| Inclemency | n. StorminessThe weather’s inclemency caused people to question if they should wear sunglasses or bring an umbrella. |
| Indefatigable | adj. untiring; tirelessJane’s son seemed to be indefatigable because he never seemed to be able to fall asleep. |
| Indolence | n. lazinessMy indolence cause my dad to yell at me to get out of bed and go to a place called “outside”. |
| Inexorable | adj. relentless; unyieldingthe seemingly inexorable march of new technology. |
| Interment | n. burialInterments took place in the churchyard. |
| languid | adj. lacking energyThey turned with languid movements from back to front so as to tan evenly. |
| Obdurate | adj. stubbornThe obdurate donkey refused to move from the shade. |
| Obliterated | v. destroyed completely; terminateKaren, Matt, and Arthur obliterated the statues. |
| Oblivion | n. forgottenThe men at the bar drank themselves into oblivion. |
| Odious | adj. hatefulher odious terms kept getting on my nerves so I punched her in the face. |
| Paroxysm | n. spasm; convulsionHer violent paroxysms on the floor caused everyone to move everything out of the way so she wouldn’t hurt herself. |
| Penury | n. extreme povertyHe died in a state of virtual penury. |
| Perdition | n. complete ruinAtlantis was left in complete perdition after it sank to the bottom of the sea. |
| Physiognomy | n. face; countenanceHer physiognomy showed that she had American Indian heritage. |
| Portend | v. predictThe gridlock at the top of the leader board portends a sudden-death playoff. |
| Posterity | n. future generationsThe posterity of today’s generation will grow up with extensive technology. |
| Precipitous | adj. steepThe precipitous ski slope was labelled as a double black diamond. |
| Progeny | n. child; offspringMary Shelley called Frankenstein her “hideous progeny”. |
| Prognosticated | v. predictedThe Mayans prognosticated the end of the world. |
| Purloined | v. stolenThe thief purloined the rubies from the jewellery store. |
| Rankling | v. IrritatingDavid kept on rankling his sister so she screamed in frustration. |
| Repugnance | n. loathing; repulsiveness; disgustClarice’s growing repugnance at the sight in front of her ceased when the, what seemed to be dead, creature woke up. |
| Retrospect | n. looking back on the pastIn retrospect, I should’ve done my winter break work at the beginning and not the end. |
| Reveries | n. daydreamsMy reveries during class distract me from the teacher in front of me. |
| Salubrious | adj. healthfulThe girl’s room became salubrious once she cleaned it. |
| Sanguinary | adj. blood-thirtsyThe most sanguinary war ever in American history was the Civil war. |
| Satiated | v. fully satisfiedThe woman was satiated after eating Thanksgiving dinner. |
| Slaked | v. quenchedMy thirst was slaked when I had a lemonade. |
| Sophisms | n. Misleading argumentEric’s sophism to Max gave him the wrong directions allowing Eric to win. |
| Sustenance | n. nourishment; food and drinkNecessary sustenance for a child is food, water, protection, and love. |
| Timorous | adj. fearfulthe timorous shriek left us all shaken and scared. |
| Vacillating | v. fluctuating; waveringI had, for a time, been vacillating between teaching and journalism. |
| Wantonly | adv. immorally; cruellyDexter wantonly killed the man who murdered his wife. |
| Wretched | adj. miserableThe wretched man had been homeless with no money to his name for 17 years. |
Frankenstein Vocabulary Word List
February 17, 2020