Dr. Jekyll Chapter 1-10 Vocabulary
Sedulously
Diligently
Chapter Ten
Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case
Abject
(of a situation or condition) extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading. "Abject poverty"
Ransience
the quality of being temporary
Parry
to avoid
Contrived
to bring about
Annotated
to write critical explanatory notes in a literary work
Conveyancing
transferring of property to another
Diaphanous
transparent or translucent
Traversed
travel across or through.
Dapper
trim and neat
Fortnight
two weeks (fourteen nights)
Hansom
two wheeled covered carriage pulled by one horse
Chapter Six
Remarkable Incident of Dr. Lanyon
Chapter Four
The Carew Murder Case
Chapter Eight
The Last Night
Ebullition
The process of bubbling or boiling
Effulgence
a bright glow
Baize
a coarse woolen cloth like felt used to cover
Parley
a conference to settle a dispute with an enemy
Farrago
a confused mixture
Pall
a cover that darkens an area
Feint
a false action
Lamentation
a loud cry or wail
Mien
a person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood
Cupola
a rounded roof or ceiling
Tincture
a substance made as a compound
Qualm
a sudden feeling of sickness
Eddy
a whirlpool
Proprieties
accepted standards of behavior in polite society
Disparity
an apparent difference
Impediment
an obstacle
Apprehension
anxiety or fear
Lawny
appearing like close-cut grass
Mіеп
bearing or manner
Pedantically
being particular about trivial points
Premonitory
being warned in advance
Capacious
capable of holding a large quantity
Slatternly
careless and untidy habits and appearance
Volatile
changing to a vapor
Emulously
characterized by a desire for equaling or surpassing
Insidiously
characterized by evil in a subtle manner
Geniality
cheerfulness, friendliness
Cud
clouds or sprays driven by the wind
Carbuncles
deep red gems
Turpitude
depravity
Sedulous
diligent
Aversions
dislikes
Draughts
drafts
Quailed
drew back in fear
Disinterred
dug up, uncovered
Exorbitant
excessive
Inordinate
excessive
Obsequiously
excessive submission
Inherently
existing within as a natural and inseparable quality
Avidity
extreme eagerness
Abominable
extremely bad
Cronies
familiar friends or close companions
Quaintly
fancifully, whimsically
Amities
friendships
Florid
gaudy, showy
Gaunt
grim and desolate
Inveterately
habitually
Odious
hateful
Haggard
having a worn look
Amorphous
having no specific form
Pecuniary
having to do with money
Ken
knowledge
Prevision
knowledge of success
Incongruous
lacking agreement
Incoherency
lacking unity, disjointed irrepressible - impossible to be restrained
Catholicity
liberality
Gesticulated
made motions
Unmanning
making weak and nervous
Mottled
marked with blotches or spots
Ruminated
meditated or reflected
Abject
miserable, wretched
Inscrutable
mysterious, unable to be understood
Harpies
mythological creatures with the head of a woman and body of bird that carried off the souls of the dead
Troglodytic
resembling a primitive cave man
Stealthily
secretly
Throes
severe spasms
Pungent
sharp sensation to the smell or taste
Peevishly
showing ill humor or impatience
Astute
shrewd, crafty
Balderdash
slang for nonsense
Prodigy
something monstrous
Presentment
something presented to view
Austere
strict
Stringent
strict
Buttressed
supported
Apace
swiftly
Nарегу
table linens
Coquetry
the act of flirting
Provocation
the cause that produces another action swart - dark
Insurgent
rebellious
Disconsolate
Cheerless
Traversed
Crossed over
Chapter 3
Dr. Jekyll Was Quite at Ease
Chapter Nine
Dr. Lanyon's Narrative
Chapter Seven
Incident at the Window
Chapter Five
Incident of the Letter
Chapter Two
Search for Mr. Hyde
Acuteness
Sharpness, Severity
Enigmas
Speeches or writings that are difficult to understand
Chapter One
Story of the Door
Irrevocably
not able to be undone
Unobtrusive
not noticeable
Inexplicable
not understandable
Blatant
offensively obvious
Connoisseur
one who has expert knowledge
Acquiescence
passive acceptance
Bravos
people hired to commit crimes
Doggedly
persistently or stubbornly
Blazoned
proclaimed
Blasphemies
profane or mocking abuse of god or anything sacred
Eminently
prominently or being noteworthy
Incredulous
unbelievable
Multifarious
variety
Brandishing
waving or shaking in a threatening manner conflagration - a fire
Disconsolate
without consolation or comfort; unhappy. He'd met the man's disconsolate widow"
Insensate
without regard or feeling
Umber
yellow-brown earth