Metamorphosis Ch.1 Flashcards
(17 cards)
Solemn (adj.)
Formal and dignified
Not cheerful or smiling; serious.
Indisposition (n.)
Mild illness
Presentment (n.)
An intuitive feeling about the future, especially one of foreboding.
Heedless (adj.)
Showing a reckless lack of care or attention.
Entreaty (n.)
An earnest or humble request
Exasperating
Intensely irritating; infuriating.
Impede (v.)
Delay or prevent by obstructing them
Melancholy (n.)
Feeling of pensive sadness
Reproach (v.)
Express to (someone) one’s disapproval of or disappointment in their actions.
Reverberate (v.)
Be repeated several times as an echo
Plaintive (adj.)
Sounding sad and mournful
Enunciate (v.)
Express in clear or definite terms
Precursor (n.)
A person or thing that comes before another of the same kind.
Agitation (n.)
A state of anxiety of nervous excitement.
Grave (adj.)
Giving cause for alarm
Brusque (adj.)
Abrupt or offhand in speech manner
Supposition (n.)
A belief held without proof or certain knowledge; an assumption
