Vocabulary • Ch 8 - Frankenstein • Fill in the blanks

The deserted town appeared _________ and eerie under the pale moonlight.

• besiege

• enormity

• revoke

• desolate

She couldn't help but _________ over the loss of her beloved pet.

• infamy

• lament

• hapless

• desolate

The disgraced politician suffered an _________ defeat in the election.

• ignominious

• intelligible

• parched

• infamy

After walking for miles in the desert, he finally found an oasis to quench his _________ throat.

• enormity

• guile

• parched

• prophetic

The _________ destruction caused by the hurricane left the town in ruins.

• guile

• desolate

• lament

• wanton

The _________ of the crime left the community in shock.

• aggravate

• wanton

• ignominious

• enormity

The _________ victim tripped and fell, spilling their coffee all over themselves.

• hapless

• lament

• attest

• absolve

The dream he had last night turned out to be _________, as it accurately predicted the events of the following day.

• absolve

• prophetic

• ignominious

• desolate

The authorities are still searching for the _________ of the crime.

• perpetrator

• infamy

• besiege

• enormity

The judge decided to _________ the defendant of all charges.

• ignominious

• absolve

• hapless

• enormity