These are challenging words from chapter one of Jekyll and Hyde which you will read next year. You will also be reading 19th-century sources for your language papers and so, this vocab will be useful. If you do not know the word you will need to look up the definition.
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countenance |
Dislike welled up inside me, but I managed to keep my countenance and voice cordial.
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eminently |
He was a man eminently successful in the line of life which he chose, and deservedly so.
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modest |
The birth of our second child means that our modest Victorian terrace is now bulging at the seams.
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sordid |
I got used to sordid digs, ghastly dressing rooms and tatty restaurants in Pitsville.
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Juggernaut |
Now that I know how to make the camera phone work, I am going to be an unstoppable juggernaut of stupid pictures.
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harpies |
In the old Greek stories harpies were agents of divine retribution unleashed on those who victimized others by violence.
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Apocryphal |
I have no idea whether or not the above story is true or apocryphal, but I'd like to believe it anyway.
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proprieties |
When attending a wedding, there are certain proprieties that must be observed.
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pedantically |
So I'm watching the movie with the careful eye of one who knows the book and will be judging it pedantically.
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