Vocabulary List: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Apocryphal

of doubtful authenticity

Austere

morally strict; simple or undecorated

Conflagration

a large, disastrous fire

Coquetry

a flirtatious act or attitude

Disquietude

anxiety or agitation

Eddy

whirpool

Enigma

something hard to understand or explain

Estrange

to cause someone to be no longer close or affectionate; to alienate

Florid

very flowery in style; elaborately decorated

Heresy

a deviation from a dominant theory, opinion, or practice

Mien

demeanor or expressive appearance

Odious

appalling; awful; distasteful

Pedantically

in the manner of one who flaunts useless knowledge

Peevishly

ill-tempered; prone to whining

Protege

one whose career is furthered by a person of experience of influence

Repugnance

a strong dislike or distaste

Sedulous

dilligent; careful; perservering

Sordid

arousing moral distaste or contempt

Stringent

strict or severe, especially in regard to rules

Turpitude

wickedness; vileness