Here's the first set of 5 vocab words for Dracula. You may leave a comment here using the word correctly in a sentence for either extra credit or toward your 2nd blogging assignment grade.
Prodigious = Marvelous; amazing
"...his strength must have been prodigious." -Jonathan, p. 11
Impregnable = Safe against attack
"...so that on three sides it was quite impregnable." -Jonathan, p. 36
Assiduous = Constant in application or attention
"...and I have been practicing shorthand very assiduously." -Jonathan, p. 57
Scythe = An implement with a slightly curved blade at and angle to the handle
"I'm so nigh it that the Aud man is already whettin' his scythe." -Mr. Swales, p. 78
Agglomeration = The action or process of collecting in a mass
"The whole agglomeration of things - the ship steered into port by a dead man; his attitude, tied to the wheel..." -Mina, p. 93
