the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde vocabulary set

austere

strict

eminently

prominently or being noteworthy

pedantically

being particular about trivial points

quaintly

fancifully, whimsically

apace

swiftly

apprehension

anxiety or fear

dapper

trim and neat

geniality

cheerful, friendly, amiable

stealthily

secretly

contrived

to bring about

fortnight

two weeks (fourteen nights)

incoherency

lacking unity/disjointed; irrepressible

unobtrusive

not noticeable

connoisseur

one who has expert knowledge

haggard

having a worn look

odious

hateful

gaunt

grim and desolate

qualm

a sudden feeling of sickness

sedulously

diligently

amities

friendships

inscrutable

mysterious, unable to be understood

stringent

strict

abject

miserable; wretched

disconsolate

cheerless

mien

bearing or manner

traversed

crossed over

annotated

to write critical explanatory notes in a literary work

blasphemies

profane or mocking abuse of god or anything sacred

doggedly

persistently or stubbornly

exorbitant

excessive

lamentations

a loud cry or wail

peevishly

showing ill humor or impatience

acuteness

sharpness, severity

disparity

an apparent difference

enigmas

speeches or writings that are difficult to understand

impediment

an obstacle

gesticulated

made motions

incongruous

lacking agreement

inherently

existing within as a natural and inseparable quality

insidiously

characterized by evil in a subtle manner

insurgent

rebellious