Frankenstein (Film) Glossary

Frankenstein (Film) Glossary

Reckoning

punishing of past mistakes

spectators

onlookers

strain

to force oneself to make great effort

erratic

to be unpredictable

dissecting

to cut up and analyse

unhampered

to not be hindered

gallows

scaffold

scarcity

A deficiency, shortage or insufficiency of material.

electrobiology

The scientific study of production and use of electricity by biological organisms.

galvanism

The therapeutic application of electrical currents.

tommyrot

Absurd nonsense; gibberish; bunk; balderdash.

forsaken

Abandoned; left to one's own devices.

fiend

A supernatural being with evil intentions.

Burgomaster

The head of a muncipal in any of several German-speaking nations.

endow

To fund, furnish or supply a being or institution.

ultraviolet

The part of the light spectrum lying just outside the visible part of the violet end.

electrodes

Conductors through which electricity enters or leaves a surface.

watchtower

A tall tower built to create an elevated observation point.

intoxicated

Overcome with interest and fascination to the point of exuberant obsession.

crevasse

A deep and potentially perilous fissure in the earth.

et lux perpetua luceat eis

Latin for "and let perpetual light shine upon them."

convolutions

Coils; twists and turns.

degeneration

A state of deterioration with the conveyance that such a state has reached a critical level.

frontal lobe

The section of the brain primarily responsibe for behavior and personality traits.

fraulein

The proper address to a young German woman.

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