Chapter 4 — Vocabulary
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 4
- ardour
- Intense passion, enthusiasm, or zeal for something.
- dogmatism
- The tendency to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true, without consideration of evidence or others’ opinions.
- pedantry
- Excessive concern with minor details or rules, especially in teaching or academic matters.
- abstruse
- Difficult to understand; obscure or complex.
- facile
- Easily achieved; effortless. Here used in the sense of easy to understand.
- infallibly
- In a way that is certain and unfailing; without the possibility of error.
- endued
- Provided or invested with a quality or ability. An archaic form of "endowed."
- charnel-houses
- Vaults or buildings in which human bones or corpses are piled.
- physiognomy
- A person’s facial features or expression, especially as indicative of character.
- protracted
- Extended or prolonged in duration.
- irksome
- Tedious, annoying, or irritating.
- consummation
- The point at which something is complete or finalized; the ultimate fulfillment.
- emaciated
- Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or lack of food.
- unhallowed
- Not consecrated or sacred; wicked or profane.
- profane
- Showing disrespect or contempt for sacred things; to treat with irreverence.
- unremitting
- Never relaxing or slackening; constant and incessant.