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Brit Lit Vocab Wk 3
Frankenstein Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acquirement | an ability that has been acquired by training |
| Multitude | a large indefinite number |
| Incessant | uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing something that just won't stop |
| Bore | a person who evokes tedium also, from the root "to bear" meaning to carry |
| Torrent | an overwhelming number or amount also like a flood of something, such as water, thoughts, events, etc. |
| Unremitting | uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing like incessant, something that won't stop or cease. |
| Hallowed | worthy of religious veneration |
| Acuteness | a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed |
| Profane | grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred |
| Luxuriant | produced or growing in extreme abundance |
| Vintage | a seasons yield of wine from a vineyard or something that is old and classic, as in a wine, a car, or something exemplary |
| Ascribe | attribute to credit to |
| Alloy | a mixture containing two or more metallic elements |
| Engrossed | giving or marked by complete attention to |
| Incipient | only partly in existence; imperfectly formed |
| Offal | viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal |
| Deprecate | express strong disapproval of; deplore |
| Disquisition | an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion |
| Sublime | of high moral or intellectual value |
| Imbue | spread or diffuse through |