ELA Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Vocab

Oration

An instance of formal speaking

Gaunt

Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

Artery

A major thoroughfare that bears important traffic

Disinter

Dog up for reburial or for medical investigation

Connoisseur

An expert able to appreciate a field

Stature

The hight of a standing person

Insensate

Without compunction or human feeling

Quail

Draw back as with fear or pain

Odious

Extremely repulsive or unpleasant

Ruminate

Reflect deeply on a subject

Incoherence

Lack of clarity or organization

Accost

Approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently

Blatant

Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

Inscrutable

Difficult or impossible to understand

Crony

A close friend or associate

Stringent

Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

Disposition

A natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency

Unobtrusive

Not undesirably noticeable

Emphatically

In a forceful manner; with emphasis

Irrepressible

Impossible to control