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