The Metamorphosis Vocab Words

gilt (adj)

page 371 - gilded; gold in color; golden

reproach (verb)

page 372 - to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure

rejoinders (noun)

page372 - an answer to a reply; response

conspicuous (adj)

page372 - attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities; easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable

harbinger (noun)

page372 - anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign

indisposition (noun)

page 374 - a slight illness; disinclination; unwillingness

capricious (adj)

page 375 - subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic

divine (verb)

page 378 - to perceive by intuition or insight; conjecture; prophecy

agape (adj)

page 378 - with mouth wide open, as in wonder, surprise, or eagerness

surreptitiously (adv)

page378 - obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine

deliverance (noun)

page 378 - a thought or judgment expressed; a formal or authoritative pronouncement; salvation; liberation

heedlessly (adv)

page378 - carelessly; thoughtlessly; unmindfully

taut (adj)

tightly drawn; tense; not slack

congealed (adj)

changed from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing; curdled; coagulated

conservatory (noun)

a school giving instruction in one or more of the fine or dramatic arts; specifically, a school of music

florin (noun)

a former gold coin of Austria, first issued in the middle of the 14th century

bolstered (verb)

added to, supported, or upheld

casement (noun)

a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame

deranged (verb)

to disturb the condition, action, or function of

fret saw (noun)

a long, narrow-bladed saw used to cut ornamental work from thin wood

mollify (verb)

to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease

credenza (noun)

a sideboard or buffet, esp. one without legs

stenography (noun)

the act or process of writing in shorthand by hand or machine

pristine (adj)

having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied

remonstrances (noun)

presentation of reasons in opposition to something; a protest or reproof

quill (noun)

a bird's feather made into a pen for writing

beseechingly (adv)

entreatingly, imploringly, importunately, pleadingly

dung beetle (noun)

any of various scarab beetles that feed on or breed in dung

forays (noun)

a short raid or incursion; a first attempt or new undertaking

wistful (adj)

characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning; pensive

livery (noun)

characteristic dress, garb, or outward appearance; a uniform worn by servants

mawkishly (adv)

characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin