The Island of Dr. Moreau
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 metamorphosis | a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances |
| gesticulate | show, express or direct through movement |
| repulsive | so extremely ugly as to be terrifying |
| excavate | remove the inner part or the core of |
| formidable | extremely impressive in strength or excellence, inspiring fear , inspiring fear |
| jocular | characterized by jokes and good humor |
| bestial | resembling a beast , savage; brutal |
| docile | ready and willing to be taught , willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed |
| flaxen | of hair color , having a pale yellowish-gray color |
| vivisection | operation on a living animal for scientific investigation , dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research |
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