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Frankenstein Part 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| oblivion | the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening |
| odious | deserving hate or contempt |
| paroxysm | a sudden outburst; a fit |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| perdition | damnation; ruin; hell |
| physiognomy | facial features |
| portend | to foreshadow |
| prognosticate | predicted |
| posterity | future generations |
| precipitous | extremely steep |
| progeny | offspring; children |
| purloin | to steal |
| rankling | irritating |
| repugnance | extreme dislike; disgust |
| retrospect | looking back |
| reveries | daydreams |
| salubrious | healthy |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty; bloody |
| satiate | to satisfy |
| slaked | quenched |
| sophism | a false argument, usually made to deceive someone |
| sustenance | nourishment |
| timorous | timid |
| vacillate | to waver; to sway indecisively |
| wanton | undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless |
| wretched | miserable |