metamorphosis vocab

Averse

Having a strong dislike or opposition to something

Chagrin

Distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated

Dissuade

To persuade someone not to take a particular course of action

Foyer

An entrance hall or lobby

Frugal

Sparing or economical with regard to money or food

Furtive

Attempting to avoid notice or attention; secretive

Indispose

To make someone slightly ill or unwell

Indispensable

Absolutely necessary or essential

Mollify

To appease the anger or anxiety of someone

Muster

To gather or summon (a feeling, attitude, or response)

Pleat

A fold in a garment or other item made by doubling the material upon itself

Rejoinder

A quick and witty reply, especially one that counters a previous statement

Reproach

To express disapproval or disappointment

Remonstrance

A forcefully reproachful protest

Slat

A thin, narrow piece of wood, metal, or plastic

Solemn

Formal and dignified; serious

Stoop

To bend one's head or body forward and downward

Supine

Lying face upward

Totter

To move in a feeble or unsteady way

Wistful

Longing or yearning for something that may never be attained