Frankenstein Vocab Ch 6-7

What does the word "delineate" mean?

• To hint at or mention slightly

• To describe in words

• To restrain or tie up

• To totally scatter or dispel

Which word means "weariness"?

• Lassitude

• Vivacity

• Pertinacity

• Placid

What is a "shroud"?

• A strong dislike or hate

• A burial cloth or garments

• A speech or writing in praise of the dead

• A lack of enthusiasm

Which word describes something "devilish, very wicked"?

• Demoniacal

• Salubrious

• Diffident

• Unremitting

What does "palpitation" refer to?

• A peaceful, quiet state

• A throbbing, beating rapidly

• A strong dislike or hate

• A lack of self-confidence

Which word means "lack of enthusiasm"?

• Languor

• Encomiums

• Eulogy

• Fetter

What does it mean to "allude"?

• To describe in words

• To hint at, mention slightly

• To restrain or tie up

• To totally scatter or dispel

Which word means "steady"?

• Vacillating

• Unremitting

• Perversity

• Dilatoriness

What does "pertinacity" refer to?

• Great persistence, not giving up, continuing, stubbornness

• Liveliness

• Abnormality, difference

• Lateness, not prompt

Which word means "deep, painful regret"?

• Remorse

• Antipathy

• Placid

• Salubrious