Chapter 10 — Vocabulary
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 10
- sublime
- Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe; in Romantic philosophy, an overwhelming experience of nature that transcends ordinary understanding.
- immutable
- Unchanging over time; unable to be altered or modified.
- precipitous
- Extremely steep; dangerously high or sharp in incline.
- concussion
- A violent shaking or jarring; a shock caused by impact or sudden disturbance of air.
- malignity
- The quality of being deeply malevolent or harmful; intense ill will or desire to cause suffering.
- detestation
- Intense dislike or hatred; abhorrence.
- dissoluble
- Capable of being dissolved, undone, or broken apart.
- clemency
- Mercy; leniency or mildness in the exercise of authority or punishment.
- irrevocably
- In a way that cannot be changed, reversed, or recovered.
- recompense
- To make amends to someone for loss or harm suffered; to compensate or repay.
- commiserate
- To express or feel sympathy or pity for someone's suffering or misfortune.
- supple
- Bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.
- perpetuity
- The state of lasting forever or for an indefinitely long time.
- entreaties
- Earnest, humble requests or pleas.
- abhorred
- Regarded with disgust and hatred; detested utterly.