Vocab
What does Distress mean
extreme anxiety sorrow or pain
Ex: The travail hike was long.
Who invented the lightning rod, bifocal glasses, and Franklin stove?
Benjamin Franklin
What happened when Gregor woke up?
He turned into a beetle
what does amelioration mean
the act of making something better; improvement
use listlessly in a sentence
Ex: Someone is listlessly going through the phases
What were the things people considered odd about Franklin?
once pranked a competing publisher by astrologically predicting when the man's life would end.
What did the manger do when he sees Gregor like this?
the manager says "something has fallen in here"
What does aversion mean
a strong dislike or disinclination
use shunned in a sentence
Ex: I was shunned by people in New York city.
What was the "dress code" of Benjamin Franklin's era?
ruffled shirt, breeches, tight stockings up to the knee, and they wore their hair in a pony tail.
What do they do when they find out the Gregor locked himslef in his room?
They go and fetch a locksmith
what does the asphyxiation mean
the state process of being deprived of oxygen
use sneered in a sentence
Ex: She sneered at my sneaker as if she didn't like them.
What are eccentricities?
the quality of being eccentric
What did the little servant girl do when she finds out about Gregor?
She helps him and cleans his room and brings him food.
What does listlessly mean
too tired or too little to want to do things
use spitefully in a sentence
Ex: I spitefully made him mad.
What is the common definition of weird now vs. then?
Now: suggesting something supernatural; uncanny
Then: Unusual or strange
How does the story end?
Gregor finally dies and they live life as it never happened.