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English Vocabulary for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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apocryphal

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doubtful

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austere

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morally strict

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odious

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nasty, disgusting

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protege

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apprentice

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sedulously

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diligently

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sordid

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improper

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indignation

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anger caused by unfariness

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besieged

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surrounded

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haggard

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weary looking

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obsure

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not clear

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recluse

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someone who lives a solitary life

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decisively

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definitely

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abject

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hopeless

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ruminated

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to think deeply about

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callous

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insensitive to others

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melancholy

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feeling of sadness for no reason

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repulsion

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a feeling of intense disgust

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emphatic

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expressing something with emphasis, expressing something clearly

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legibly

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easily read

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inordinate

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excessive

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ferocity

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state of being cruel

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dignified

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serious

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stringent

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strict, precise, exact

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transfigures

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bowels/flesh or transforms into something beautiful

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precarious

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uncertain, depends on chance

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pendantically

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in a way that pays too much attention to formal rules or small details

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