Frankenstein Vocabulary

immutable

• unchanging over time

• smothering

• confusing, complex

expostulate

• to disagree or disapprove

• to talk endlessly, boringly

• to honor or celebrate a person

torpor

• lethargy, laziness

• curiosity, wonder

• stormy, foul weather

sophism

• a lie, or a misleading statement

• a habit of thievery

• a habit of extreme cleanliness

repast

• a large meal of feast

• a gluey, sticky substance

• an longstanding agreement

wiliness

• to be deceptive

• to be affluent

• to be unlucky

exculpated

• cleared of guilt

• removed from a position

• abandoned, alone

sedulous

• diligent, dedicated

• lazy, unfocused

• angry, furious

invective

• insult, critical comment

• order from authority figure

• a type of new creation

salubrious

• healthy, health-giving

• deceitful, untrue

• bloody, blood-like