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

Aghast

filled with horror or shock

Apocryphal

(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.

Apothecary

a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs.

Avidity

extreme eagerness or enthusiasm.

Capacious

having a lot of space inside; roomy.

Countenance

a person's face or facial expression.

Depravity

moral corruption; wickedness.

Diaphanous

(especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent.

Disconsolate

without consolation or comfort; unhappy.

Disinterred

dig up (something that has been buried, especially a corpse).

Distained

to discolor; stain, to stain the honor of; disgrace.

Duplicity

deceitfulness; double

Ebullient

cheerful and full of energy

Efficacy

the ability to produce a desired or intended result

Effulgence

the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

Emulate

match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.

Enigma

a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.

Estranged

(of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.

Irrevocable

not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final.

Juggernaut

a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution.

Lurid

very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.

Multifarious

many and of various types.

Sedulously

​in a way that shows great care and effort in your work

Sober

not affected by alcohol; not drunk.

Sordid

involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.

Troglodyte

(especially in prehistoric times) a person who lived in a cave.

Unobtrusive

not noticeable; seeming to fit in well with the things around