Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Vocab

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Vocab

Austere

Stern ; severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

Mortify

Subdue

Vintages

Wines

Reprove

Blame

Catholicity

Universality

Emulously

Wanting to excel

Coquetry

flirtation

Juggernaut

A force that crushes

Apocryphal

Suspicious

Pedantically

Tediously

Holograph

Written solely by the person named as author

Protege

Someone protected or guided

Apace

quickly

inordinate

excessive

wont

accustomed

troglodytic

primitive

accosted

approached boldly or aggressively

eddy

whirlpool ; contrary or circular current

odious

extremely unpleasant or repulsive

slatternly

messy or untidy in appearance

blackguardly

dishonorable or villainous behavior

inscrutable

difficult to understand or interpret; mysterious.

pall

Cloth cover on a coffin; something that covers with gloom

brandishing

shaking or waving something menacingly

connoisseur

knowledge, sight, understanding

gaunt

thin and haggard, especially because of suffering or hunger.

insensate

Lacking sense, foolish; Inhumane, brutal

stringent

strict, precise, and demanding standards

conflagration

A large and destructive fire.

Haggard

Looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue or worry.

ken

The range of one's knowledge or understanding.

umber

A dark, earthy pigment used in art and decoration.