Glossary of Terms
apocryphal: Of questionable authorship or authenticity.
apothecary: One that prepares and sells drugs and other medicines; a pharmacist.
baize: An cotton or woolen material napped to imitate felt and used chiefly as a cover for gaming tables.
balderdash: Nonsense.
blasphemous: Impiously irreverent.
blazoned: To adorn or embellish with or as if with a coat of arms.
cabinet: A small or private room set aside for a specific activity.
carbuncles: A deep-red garnet, unfaceted and convex.
cheval-glass: A long mirror mounted on swivels in a frame.
coquetry: Dalliance; flirtation.
cupola: A vaulted roof or ceiling.
Damon and Pythias: Greek mythology. According to a Greek legend: when Pythias was sentenced to be executed Damon took his place to allow Pythias to get his affairs in order; when Pythias returned in time to save Damon the king was so impressed that he let them both live.
diaphanous: Of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent; delicate.
ebullition: The state or process of boiling.
eddy: A current, as of water or air, moving contrary to the direction of the main current, especially in a circular motion.
exorbitant: Exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness.
hansom: A two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind.
imperious: Arrogantly domineering or overbearing.
incredulous: Skeptical; disbelieving.
infallibility: Incapable of erring.
insidiously: Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner.
Juggernaut: An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path.
lawny: Having a lawn; characterized by a lawn or by lawns; like a lawn.
maladies: A disease, a disorder, or an ailment.
malefactor: One that has committed a crime; a criminal.
mottled: To mark with spots or blotches of different shades or colors.
multifarious: Having great variety; diverse.
pall: A covering that darkens or obscures
penitence: The condition or quality of being penitent; regret for wrongdoing.
phial: A vial.
premonitory: A presentiment of the future; a foreboding.
protege: One whose welfare, training, or career is promoted by an influential person.
Sawbones: A physician, especially a surgeon.
stringent: Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe.
tabernacle: A place of worship.
tincture: A coloring or dyeing substance; a pigment.
troglodytic: A member of a fabulous or prehistoric race of people that lived in caves, dens, or holes, or a person considered to be reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish.
undemonstrative: Not disposed to expressions of feeling; reserved.
vainglorious: Characterized by or exhibiting excessive vanity; boastful.
vapour: Barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist, fumes, or smoke, suspended in the air.
ClassicNote on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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