For Frankenstein you're required to make one vocabulary post during the course of the novel. Your post should look like this:
Word (that you didn't know the definition of or were unsure of)
Context (give the sentence that it appeared in)
Definition (after looking up meanings, write a definition of the word in your own words)
Sentence (come up with your own interesting sentence that uses the word in context)
Be sure you don't repeat a word that's already been done, and be sure to sign your name!
Dogmatism
ReplyDelete"His gentleness was never tinged by dogmatism; and his interactions were given with an air of frankness and good nature, that banished every idea of pedantry" (55).
Noun; a viewpoint or way of thinking that is stubborn and arrogant.
The student from Harvard, when in a conversation, had an air dogmatism that would make anyone frustrated.
Unabated
ReplyDelete"I resolved not to fail in my purpose; and, calling on Heaven to support me, I continued with unabated fervour to traverse immense deserts until the ocean appeared at a distance, and formed the utmost boundary of the horizon!" (175).
(Adj.) Without any reduction in intensity or strength.
Despite the strong opposing currents, the surfer continued paddling out with unabated determination.
Immaculate
ReplyDelete"Why do you not hate Felix, who drove his friend from his door with contumely? Why do you not execrate the rustic who sought to destroy the saviour of his child? Nay, these are virtuous and immaculate beings!"(188).
adj.: clean; containing no flaws, spotless
How could Mephistopholes corrupt young Gretchen in her immaculate state after confession?
- Evan K
DeleteAnnihilation
ReplyDelete"'The path of my departure was free', and there was none to lament my annihilation"(116).
noun: complete destruction or obliteration
This war caused mass annihilation, how could they expect us to ever recover?
Becky S
Extricate
ReplyDelete"yet still a spirit of good followed and directed my steps; and when I most murmured, would suddenly extricate me from seemingly insurmountable difficulties." (174).
Extricate-(v) to free from a certain sense of difficulty
It seemed as if every day that bell rang, I was extricated from every struggle I had in math class.
By Lindsey Burzumato
DeleteConvalescence: (n.) time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment; recuperation.
ReplyDelete"My father had often, during my imprisonment, heard me make the same assertion; when I thus accused myself he sometimes seemed to desire an explanation, and at others he appeared to consider it as the offspring of delirium, and that, during my illness, some idea of this kind had presented itself to my imagination, the remembrance of which I preserved in my convalescence."
When I had the flu, I spent my convalescence resting in my bed with my moms homemade chicken soup.
(Chapter 22 page 159)
DeleteIndefatigable
ReplyDelete"My father's care and attentions were indefatigable; but he did not know the origin of my sufferings, and sought erroneous methods to remedy the incurable ill" (159).
Adj: (of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly.
The college student's studying was indefatigable, and in the end it payed off when he got an A in cinematography studies.
Variegated
ReplyDelete"This part of the Rhine,indeed, presents a singularly variegated landscape. "
Adj) exhibiting different colors,especially in irregular patches and streaks
Our waitress had variegated hair, and when she left my mom said, " don't you ever think of doing that!"
Syndic (noun): one who holds a high position in a government, business, corporation, etc.
ReplyDelete"My ancestors had been for many years counsellors and syndics; and my father had filled several public situations with honour and reputation" (40).
When my dad and I had to move to Colorado for his work, he had just gotten a position as a syndic for his company and couldn't turn down the great promotion.
Alex Cosentino
Adjuration
ReplyDelete"I had begun my adjuration with solemnity, and an awe which almost assured me that the shades of my murdered friend heard and approved my devotion; but the furies possessed me as I concluded, and rage choked my utterance" (173).
N: 1 : a solemn oath. 2 : an earnest urging or advising
His final, heartfelt adjuration was enough to shift the decision of the jury.
Nicole Winkler
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