jekyll and hyde chapter 1-4 vocab

Countenance

Face

Discourse

Conversation

Backward in sentiment

Slow to show emotion

Austere

Strict

Mortify a taste for vintages

Get rid of his love for good wine

Cain’s heresy

In bible, Cain (who murdered his brother) asked “am I brother’s keeper?”

Negligence

Lack of care and maintenance

Pedantically exact

Extra careful about the details

Remark

Notice

Juggernaut

A huge creature or machine that crushes everything in front of them

View-holloa

A huntsman’s shout when a fox is sighted

Sawbones

Slang for doctor

Apothecary

A person who sells/ prepares medicines (low paid doctor)

Credit

Reputation

Harpies

Creatures from Greek mythology that are half woman half bird