The author Mary Shelley use the word chimerical in that line because she said that the powers of Cornelius Agrippa were improbable and because she wanted to say this in a fancy way.
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BTW, Mary Shelley is the author of Frankenstein <span />
Mr. Enfield I don't remember if he was a cop or not
I think the bolded words would be "whom Mr. Stein chose". The clause whom Mr. Stein chose is an example of an adjective because the clause describes the word student. Student is the subject of the sentence and is a noun. An adjective describes a noun or another subject. an adverb describes a verb or another adverb.
Answer: "clumsy and awkward" are contrast clues
Explanation: provide the opposite meaning of the word "lithe" hinting at the true meaning of the word "lithe."