Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde Vocab Flashcards
austere
strict
eminently
prominently or being noteworthy
pedantically
being particular about trivial points
quaintly
fancifully, whimsically
apace
swiftly
apprehension
anxiety or fear
dapper
trim and neat
geniality
cheerful, friendly, amiable
stealthily
secretly
contrived
to bring about
fortnight
two weeks (fourteen nights)
incoherency
lacking unity, disjointed
unobtrusive
not noticeable
connoisseur
one who has expert knowledge
haggard
having a worn look
odious
hateful
gaunt
grim and desolate
qualm
a sudden feeling of sickness
sedulously
diligently
amities
friendships
inscrutable
mysterious, unable to be understood
stringent
strict
abject
miserable; wretched
disconsolate
cheerless
mien
bearing or manner
traversed
crossed over
annotated
to write critical explanatory notes in a literary work
blasphemies
profane or mocking abuse of god or anything sacred
doggedly
persistently or stubbornly
exorbitant
excessive
lamentations
a loud cry or wail
peevishly
showing ill humor or impatience
acuteness
sharpness, severity
disparity
an apparent difference
enigmas
speeches or writings that are difficult to understand
impediment
an obstacle
gesticulated
made motions
incongruous
lacking agreement
inherently
existing within as a natural and inseparable quality
insidiously
characterized by evil in a subtle manner
insurgent
rebellious