Chapter 8 — Vocabulary
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 8
- execrated
- Intensely detested or denounced; expressed great loathing for.
- exculpated
- Cleared from blame or accusation; proved not guilty.
- ignominious
- Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame; humiliating.
- adduced
- Cited or put forward as evidence or proof in an argument.
- timorous
- Showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence.
- approbation
- Approval or praise; a formal expression of agreement or acceptance.
- ignominy
- Public shame or disgrace; dishonorable conduct or quality.
- obdurate
- Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action; unyielding.
- inexorable
- Impossible to stop or prevent; relentless and unyielding.
- unhallowed
- Not consecrated or sacred; wicked or sinful.
- countenance
- A person's face or facial expression.
- asylum
- A place of shelter or refuge from danger or hardship.
- perdition
- Eternal damnation; a state of complete ruin or destruction, especially in a religious sense.
- avowal
- An open declaration or acknowledgment; a public statement of belief or intention.