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The Metamorphosis Formative VOCAB Quiz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An idea or way of thinking based on general, theoretical ideas rather than on real things and events; existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

a)

abstract

b)

absurd

c)

nonsensical

d)

surreal

2.

inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; ridiculously unreasonable

a)

absurd

b)

surreal

c)

nonsensical

d)

grotesque

3.

showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern; indifferent

a)

apathetic

b)

explicit

c)

reverent

d)

mediocrity

4.

Deprive of human qualities; to treat as if less than a person

a)

dehumanize

b)

human condition

c)

metamorphosis

d)

evolve

5.

comically or repulsively ugly or distorted

a)

grotesque

b)

vermin

c)

metamorphosis

d)

absurd

6.

Something that makes something else happen or progress more quickly

a)

impetus

b)

facilitate

c)

subordinate

d)

explicit

7.

a twisted reality that is foreboding and oppressive; absurdity we have to deal with living in a world of faceless bureaucracies; surreal, nightmarish, confusingly complex

a)

Kafkaesque

b)

absurd

c)

surreal

d)

nonsensical

8.

The condition of being commonplace or ordinary, somewhere in the middle between high and low, though closer to low; the bare minimum

a)

mediocrity

b)

apathetic

c)

medium

d)

human condition

9.

Method of expressing your ideas, narrative, creating artwork, or communicating with people.

a)

medium

b)

explicit

c)

enunciate

d)

facilitate

10.

a transformation or dramatic change

a)

metamorphosis

b)

evolve

c)

facilitate

d)

impetus

11.

sadly or wistfully; expressing melancholy; mournful

a)

plaintively

b)

dehumanize

c)

reverent

d)

apathetic

12.

deeply respectful

a)

reverent

b)

strenuous

c)

plaintively

d)

martyrdom

13.

beyond what is real or believable; bizarre

a)

surreal

b)

absurd

c)

Kafkaesque

d)

grotesque

14.

warn or reprimand someone firmly; tell someone very seriously that they have done something wrong

a)

admonish

b)

chagrin

c)

tirade

d)

furtive

15.

dealing with things, or saying things, quickly and shortly, so that you seem to be rude; abrupt, blunt, dismissive

a)

brusque

b)

endure

c)

tirade

d)

harbinger

16.

irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment or frustration; a feeling of disappointment, upset, or annoyance, perhaps because of your own failure

a)

chagrin

b)

forlorn

c)

wearily

d)

reproach

17.

to embody the essential characteristics of a trait; the perfect example of something

a)

epitomize

b)

endure

c)

ruminations

d)

furtive

18.

done or acting in a stealthy manner, as if to hinder observation; surreptitious; stealthy; sneaky

a)

furtive

b)

hinder

c)

brusque

d)

spineless

19.

an omen or sign that something, especially something bad, is going to happen

a)

harbinger

b)

ruminations

c)

derangement

d)

supine

20.

process or activity is one that continues without stopping; continuing without interruption; constantly

a)

incessantly

b)

endure

c)

tirade

d)

ruminations

21.

a tendency to be sad, gloomy, or depressed

a)

melancholy

b)

wearily

c)

wistfulness

d)

supine

22.

doing things very carefully and with great attention to detail; extremely careful; particular about details

a)

meticulous

b)

furtive

c)

derangement

d)

incessantly

23.

voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up

a)

relinquish

b)

reproach

c)

spineless

d)

endure

24.

you show or say that you are disappointed, upset, or angry because someone has done something wrong; blame; find fault with

a)

reproach

b)

tirade

c)

chagrin

d)

brusque

25.

careful thoughts about something; thoughts, meditations, musings, or ponderings

a)

ruminations

b)

wistfulness

c)

melancholy

d)

tirade

26.

lying flat on back, face up

a)

supine

b)

spineless

c)

endure

d)

ailment