Frankenstein Vocabulary

Create study cards (these can be index cards or cards made from regular paper) for each of the twelve vocabulary words. On one side of the card write the phonetic spelling of the word. (Clicking on the words will take you to the phonetic spelling.) On the other side write the word in the middle of the card. Write a definition in the top left corner, a synonym (word meaning nearly the same thing) in the top right corner, a picture in the bottom left corner, and an example in the bottom right corner.

Study cards are due Thursday, October 21.

Vocabulary from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

1. Mel.an.chol.y adjective & noun

(adjective) sad, gloomy; (noun) sadness, gloominess

2. Per.il.ous adjective

Dangerous, hazardous, risky

3. Poign.ant adjective

emotionally moving, touching, piercing, or distressing

4. Par.ox.ysm noun

spasm, convulsion, outburst

5. ¹om.nip.o.tent adjective
having unlimited power

6. dog.ma.tism noun
certainty of opinion especially when arrogant;

a viewpoint or system of ideas based on insufficiently examined premises

7. pro·fane adj.

having disrespect for the sacred

Nonreligious; secular

Vulgar; crude

8. ig·no·min·y n. Great personal dishonor or humiliation. Shameful or disgraceful action, conduct, or character.

9.man·a·cle noun

A device for confining the hands.

Something that confines or restrains.

10. per·di·tion noun

Loss of the soul; eternal damnation; Hell:

11. loath·some adj.

Arousing strong dislike; repulsive, abhorrent, odious

12. o·di·ous adj. Arousing strong dislike; repulsive, abhorrent, loathsome.

13. irk·some adj. Annoying; tedious

14. an·tip·a·thy noun A strong feeling of dislike and loathing.