Rank (2) –  I chose rank because it is word not used in modern day times, but the author of my book did a fantastic job using this word as the story is set in the past. Words like rank made me think how much the English language has changed over time.

Murk (11) – Murk is a word that originated from German to old English, and it fits perfectly as the main character has to speak German in his travel to a foreign country. The impact small little words can have make the book and the story a lot better.

Prophylactic (24) – I have never heard this word before, and it struck me when I read it, it then became crucial to the story. When this word was written in the book it was a turning point in the stage of mind the main character.

Voluptuousness (28) – Voluptuousness is another example of a word that was forgotten overtime, as we do not use it often anymore. The main character was facing a life or death situation when this word came into play, as needed to restrain himself or he would die.

Reticent (43) – I chose reticent because I haven’t heard this word before. It had a big impact on the story as it when the main character started to become suspicious.

Idolatrous (69) – Idolatrous means to idolize something, but back in the time this book was set it was bad to idolize anything but god. The reason I chose was because it showed how a man trying to understand something he feels but knows it is wrong.

Goitre (86) – Goitre was very important to this story as it was the result after being bit, and being bit was the last you wanted to happen. I would have described the bite differently in a longer less understandable way, now that I know this word my vocabulary has expanded.

Barometrical (102) – Barometrical relating to atmospheric pressure, I never knew you could measure this. It was important to the story because a character after getting bit felt like the pressure of the atmosphere was changing around him, and that there was so much the human eye can’t see.

Athwart (116) – I picked athwart because it is not used often in today’s English, and is an easier and more precise way of describing something going from one side to another. Athwart also is important to the story as one character as he describes how fast Dracula can move.

Undulating (145) – Undulating is a word I have never heard or used, but in the story it is used in an odd way. The main character is describing how Dracula was moving down the castles walls, this is important because it gives the reader a description of how Dracula hunts his prey.