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Frank 5-8 Vocab

This document provides vocabulary words and their definitions from Chapter 5-8 of Frankenstein. It lists 8 vocabulary words total from the chapters, with each word given in context from the text of the novel along with a definition. The words relate to concepts like weariness, weakness, apparitions, health, repentance, and disgrace.

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Frank 5-8 Vocab

This document provides vocabulary words and their definitions from Chapter 5-8 of Frankenstein. It lists 8 vocabulary words total from the chapters, with each word given in context from the text of the novel along with a definition. The words relate to concepts like weariness, weakness, apparitions, health, repentance, and disgrace.

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Jeremy Keeshin

VOCABULARY 5-8 FRANKENSTEIN


Vocabulary word context clue

44 at length lassitude succeeded to the tumult I had before


endured-A state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or
listlessness. See synonyms at lethargy.
44 I sank to the ground through languor and extreme weakness-Lack of physical or
mental energy; listlessness. See synonyms at lethargy.
47 I saw the dreaded spectre glide into the room -A ghostly apparition; a phantom.
48 it was a divine spring, and the season contributed greatly to my convalescence
-Gradual return to health and strength after illness.

53 the poor woman was very vacillating in her repentance-Inclined to fluctuate;


wavering.
56 spring was uncommonly late, when came its beauty compensated for its dilatoriness -
The quality of being dilatory; lateness; slowness; tardiness; sluggishness.
56 we passed a fortnight in these perambulations; my health and spirits had long been
restored - An act of walking, especially for pleasure: amble, meander (often used in
plural),
56 they gained additional strength from the salubrious air I breathed- Conducive or
favorable to health or well-being

61 as soon as the horses arrived, I hurried into a cabriolet and bade farewell to my
friend- A two-wheeled, one-horse carriage that has two seats and a folding top.
61 your summits are clear…is this to prognosticate peace or to mock at my
unhappiness? - To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell.
63 this is thy funeral, this is thy dirge- A funeral hymn or lament.
63 whose delight was in carnage and misery- Massive slaughter, as in war; a massacre.

68 to be obliterated in an ignominious grave- Marked by shame or disgrace:


68 she was dressed in mourning, and her countenance- Appearance,
73 I confessed that I might obtain absolution- The formal remission of sin imparted by a
priest,
73 he threatened excommunication…if I continued obdurate- Hardened in wrongdoing
or wickedness;

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