Vocabulary in Frankenstein, Chapters 3-5 (b)

Choose the ONE word that BEST fits in ALL blanks in the sample sentences. Write that word in the numbered space.

Words to Choose From

Nouns

 

precept
recesses
minutiae
enticement
pertinacity

 


Verbs

 

entreat
impel
infuse
check
delineate

 


Others

 

incredulous
ineffable
conducive
abstruse
incipient

The missing word belongs to what word class (nouns, verbs, others)?

Missing Word:

Dante experienced such __ joy upon beholding God that he fainted, bringing the Divine Comedy to a close.
Hunters claim to feel "__ pleasure in their souls" whenever they hear horns and hounds. —Erasmus