Key Vocabulary in Jekyll & Hyde Flashcards
What is meant by macarb?
disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death
What is meant by aberration?
a state or condition markedly different from the norm
a disorder in one’s mental state
What is meant by abhorrent?
inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant.
What is meant by allegory?
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
What is meant by allusion?
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
What is meant by anxiety?
a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.
What is meant by atavism?
reversion to an earlier type; throwback.
What is meant by consciousness?
the state of being aware of and responsive to one’s surroundings.
What is meant by debased?
reduced in quality or value.
What is meant by degenerate?
having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline. An immoral or corrupt person.
What is meant by depraved?
morally corrupt; wicked
What is meant by duality?
the quality or condition of being dual.
What is meant by duplicity?
the state of being double.
What is meant by epistolary?
in the form of letters.
What is meant by ethics?
moral principles that govern a person’s behaviour or the conducting of an activity.
What is meant by eugenics?
the science of improving a population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics.
What is meant by feral?
in a wild state, especially after escape from captivity or domestication.
What is meant by genre?
a style or category of art, music, or literature.
What is meant by metamorphosis?
the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.
What is meant by perversion?
distortion or corruption of the original course, meaning, or state of something.
What is meant by professional?
relating to or belonging to a profession.
What is meant by respectability?
the quality of being socially acceptable.
What is meant by restraint?
a measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control.
What is meant by savage?
fierce, violent, and uncontrolled.
What is meant by subconscious?
of or concerning the part of the mind of which one is not fully aware but which influences one’s actions and feelings.
What is meant by suppression?
the action of suppressing something such as an activity or publication.
What is meant by supernatural?
attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.
What is meant by unorthodox?
contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted; not orthodox.
What is meant by victorian?
a person who lived during the Victorian period.
