Chapter 17 — Vocabulary
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 17
- extort
- To obtain something by force, threats, or persistent pressure.
- precipitate
- To cause to happen suddenly or to throw headlong.
- inextinguishable
- Impossible to extinguish or suppress; unquenchable.
- detrimental
- Tending to cause harm; damaging.
- benevolence
- The quality of being well-meaning; kindness and generosity.
- compassionated
- Felt compassion or pity for someone.
- wantonness
- Deliberate and unprovoked cruelty or recklessness.
- detestation
- Intense dislike or hatred; loathing.
- inconstant
- Frequently changing; not steady or reliable in feelings or behavior.
- abhor
- To regard with disgust and hatred; to detest utterly.
- blight
- A thing that spoils or damages; a destructive influence.
- inaccessible
- Unable to be reached or approached; out of reach.
- undulations
- A wavelike motion or form; gentle rises and falls.
- solemnity
- The quality of being serious, dignified, or ceremonious.
- siroc
- A hot, dry wind blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean (also spelled sirocco).
- haggard
- Looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering.