VOCABULARY WORDS ENGLISH 8 1 Disreputable Disgraceful dishonorable or infamous Mr Hyde was considered to be a disreputable man due to the many horrible acts he committed in London ID: 618410
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DJMH WEEK 6VOCABULARY WORDS
ENGLISH 8Slide2
1. Disreputable --
Disgraceful, dishonorable, or infamous
Mr. Hyde was considered to be a
disreputable
man due to the many horrible acts he committed in London. Slide3
2. Callous --
To be thick skinned.
Dr. Jekyll became
callous
and almost accepting when it came to the words and actions of Mr. Hyde. Slide4
3. Vile --
Wretched, offensive, or disgusting.
Dr. Jekyll was a compassionate, decent man; Mr. Hyde was a cruel,
vile
man. Slide5
4. Seclusion --
Isolation or detachment
Dr. Jekyll lived a short life of
seclusion
and loneliness when he could no longer control Mr. Hyde. Slide6
5. Legibly --
To write in a readable way.
If your essays are not written
legibly
, they will not be scored. Slide7
6. Allusion --
To make a reference to; to indirectly indicate someone or something.
Poets often make
allusions
to well-known works, such as the bible, within their writing. Slide8
7. Pathetically --
In a manner capable of arousing pity.
The child’s story was
pathetically
written and incredibly sad to read. Slide9
8. Incurable --
Not able to be cured or fixed.
Dr. Jekyll suddenly realizes that Mr.
H
yde will take over the body that the two share and, unfortunately, this is
incurable
. Slide10
9. Melancholy --
Deeply sad and depressing.
Mr.
Utterson
sat down to read Dr. Jekyll’s
melancholy
confession before alerting the police to the death of Mr.
H
yde. Slide11
10. Stringent --
To impose severe or rigorous standards.
The AP classes are very
stringent
and they are meant to challenge the students who enroll in them.