"The Refusal" Franz Kafka Vocabulary

desolate

• protected and unoccupied

• deserted and bleak

• isolated and bright

• cherished and solitary

annihilated

• ravaged and destroyed

• abolished and saved

• obliterated and camouflaged

• restored and harbored

exceptional

• atypically or generally good

• phenomenally or unremarkably good

• ordinarily or typically good

• unusually or abnormally good

explicitly

• dubiously stated

• directly stated

• indirectly stated

• questionably stated

rigid

• capable of compromise or making allowances

• capable of compromise or making admissions

• incapable of compromise or making concessions

• incapable of compromise or making protests

solemn

• calm and excited

• thoughtful and frivolous

• pensive and serious

• light and insignificant

petition

• a demand or answer to a church or political affiliation

• a formal request to a government or superior power

• an informal request to a government or superior power

• a demand or answer to a government or superior power