Unit 5: Novel Study: The Metamorphosis, Part 3

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  1. compensation
    something given or received as payment or reparation
  2. prevail
    use persuasion successfully
  3. admonition
    a firm rebuke
  4. gormless
    (British informal) lacking intelligence and vitality
  5. entreaty
    earnest or urgent request
  6. meticulously
    in a manner marked by extreme care of details
  7. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  8. decisive
    characterized by resoluteness and firmness
  9. perplexity
    trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
  10. incomprehensible
    difficult to understand
  11. vicinity
    a surrounding or nearby region
  12. melancholy
    grave or even gloomy in character
  13. humility
    a lack of arrogance or false pride
  14. ascend
    travel up
  15. prospect
    the possibility of future success
Created on Mon Dec 14 16:24:36 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 17 13:12:31 EST 2020)

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