Frankenstein Vocabulary - Preface, Letters, Chapters 1-5

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Odious

Hateful

Progeny

Children, Offspring

Expedient

Suitable, Practical

Capacious

Spacious, Roomy

Ardent

Passionate, Enthusiastic

Emaciated

Thin, Wasted

Wretched

Miserable

Paroxysm

Spasm, Convulsion

Harrowing

Distressing, agonizing

Oblivion

forgetfulness

Rankling

irritating

Penury

extreme poverty

Caprice

whim

Cursory

hastily done

Prognosticated

predicted

Countenance

facial features, face

Indefatigable

tireless

Physiognomy

face

Obliterated

destroying completely