Frankenstein Vocabulary Lessons 6-10
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- Consummation
- The act of completing; fulfillment; an ultimate goal or end
- Indefatigable
- Incapable of being fatigued
- Obstinate
- Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion or course of action
- Undulation
- A wavelike form, outline, appearance, or movement
- Propagate
- To cause an organism to multiply or breed; transmit characteristics
- Asseveration
- A declaration that is serious; affirmation
- Sedulous
- Persevering and constant in effort or application
- Paroxysm
- A sudden outburst of emotion or action; a spasm or fit; convulsion
- Gibe
- A derisive remark
- Acme
- The highest point, as of perfection
- Sophism
- A plausible but fallacious argument
- Emulation
- effort or ambition to better or equal another; imitation of another
- Cursory
- Performed with haste and scant attention to detail
- Noisome
- Offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul, dangerous
- Gaunt
- Thin and bony; emaciated and haggard, bleak and desolate
- Stupendous
- Of outstanding force, volume, degree, or excellence
- Shade
- A disembodied spirit; a ghost
- Irksome
- Causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation
- Artifice
- Cleverness or skill
- Gesticulation
- The act of gesturing