English Vocabulary for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Flashcards
(26 cards)
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apocryphal
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doubtful
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austere
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morally strict
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odious
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nasty, disgusting
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protege
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apprentice
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sedulously
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diligently
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sordid
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improper
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indignation
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anger caused by unfariness
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besieged
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surrounded
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haggard
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weary looking
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obsure
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not clear
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recluse
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someone who lives a solitary life
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decisively
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definitely
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abject
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hopeless
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ruminated
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to think deeply about
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callous
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insensitive to others
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melancholy
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feeling of sadness for no reason
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repulsion
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a feeling of intense disgust
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emphatic
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expressing something with emphasis, expressing something clearly
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legibly
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easily read
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inordinate
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excessive
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ferocity
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state of being cruel
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dignified
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serious
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stringent
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strict, precise, exact
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transfigures
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bowels/flesh or transforms into something beautiful
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precarious
uncertain, depends on chance
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pendantically
in a way that pays too much attention to formal rules or small details
