DJMH Week 8 Vocabulary English 8 1 Pallor

DJMH Week 8 Vocabulary English 8

1. Pallor -- Extreme paleness of the skin, often due to fear or sickness. Days without sleep and proper food left Dr. Jekyll with a sickly pallor upon his face and a weakness in his heart.

2. Peril - To be in danger. Mr. Utterson began to suspect that Dr. Jekyll must be in peril due to his secretive dealings with Mr. Hyde.

3. Lurk - To hide; to lie hidden or unsuspected. Mr. Hyde spent his nights lurking through the allies and dark pathways of London.

4. Malefactor - An evil doer; the culprit. Mr. Hyde was the malefactor who trampled a child in the street and beat an elderly man to death.

5. Bated - Lessened or restrained; often used to describe one’s breath during a time of great anticipation. The audience watched with bated breath as the man walked the tightrope without a net.

6. Besieger - A person or a group of people who attack and surround someone or something with armed forces. The Southern soldiers were completely surrounded by besiegers from the North.

7. Appall - To be overcome with shock or dismay. Dr. Jekyll was sometimes appalled by the things Mr. Hyde did when he was set free.

8. Pious - Devoutly religious; God-fearing. Dr. Jekyll felt badly for the things that Hyde did and, for two months at least, he went about trying to be a pious man who made up for those evil deeds.

9. Preface - An introduction to a book or speech, typically stating its subject, scope, or aims. It depends on the edition that you have, but the preface to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was written by the author himself in this version.

10. Blasphemy - The act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk. Mr. Hyde sought to hurt Dr. Jekyll by writing blasphemies in a pious book that Jekyll enjoyed reading.