Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Frankenstein Vocabulary Flashcards
Vocabulary throughout the whole book.
10
Literature
12th Grade
02/24/2013

Additional Literature Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Chimerical
Definition

Adjective: Unreal; imaginary; visionary.

 

Sentence: The story the student wrote was a very chimerical with all the different feats the character faced.

Term
Dogmatism
Definition

Noun: Dogmatic character; unfounded positiveness in matters of opinion; arrogant assertion of opinion as truths.

 

Sentence: The dogmatism in the girl's opinion made the whole class angry.

Term
Lassitude
Definition

Noun: Weariness of body or mind from strain; oppressive climate; lack of energy.

 

Sentence: The lassitude of the students developed when they were studying for the exam.

Term
Dirge
Definition

Noun: A funeral song or tune; or one expressing mourning in commemorating the dead.

 

Sentence: The dirge was picked by the widow who was laying her husband to rest.

Term
Offal
Definition

Noun: The parts of a butchered animal that are considered inedible by human beings; carrion.

 

Sentence: To imagine the tribe eating the offal of the animal was quite disgusting.

Term
Viands
Definition

Noun: An article of food.

 

Sentence: At the grocery store there is a variety of viands.

Term
Scion
Definition

Noun: A descendent.

 

Sentence: The boy is a distant scion to royalty in Denmark.

Term
Portmanteau
Definition

Noun: A case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.

 

Sentence: I ended up losing my portmanteau at the airport.

Term
Bedim
Definition

Verb: To make dim; darken; obscure.

 

Sentence: We need to bedim the lights on the stage or the actor's part will not have the same affect.

Term
Physiognomy
Definition

Noun: The outward appearance of anything, taken as offering some insight into its characters.

 

Sentence: The physiognomy of the new student made others judge them before they could even introduce themselves.

Supporting users have an ad free experience!