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The Glass Menagerie. Vocabulary List 2. Aghast (Scene 3). (adjective) – suddenly overcome with shock or amazement. Amy stood, aghast, and stricken with fear as the bear came walking towards her. Fiasco (Scene 3). (noun) – a disaster, a catastrophe.
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The Glass Menagerie Vocabulary List 2
Aghast (Scene 3) • (adjective) – suddenly overcome with shock or amazement Amy stood, aghast, and stricken with fear as the bear came walking towards her.
Fiasco (Scene 3) • (noun) – a disaster, a catastrophe The argument between Michael and his father turned into a huge fiasco.
Gesticulate (Scene 3) • (verb) – to express with motions or hand gestures When Jason got angry, he started to gesticulate his feelings with his hands.
Importunately (Scene 4) • (adverb) – insistently or urgent in trying to call to action I importunately asked Nathaniel for help with my social studies project because I was failing the class.
Brood (Scene 4) • (verb) – To think gloomily about something, to dwell on it Tom tends to brood over his situation at home
Martyr (Scene 4) • (noun) – one who voluntarily suffers death (or other negative consequences) as a penalty for their beliefs. Joan became a martyr after she lost her life in the fight against religious persecution.
Pinioned (Scene 3) • (verb) – to be bound or held in place; to be restrained The police officers pinioned his arms behind his back because he was being too aggressive.
Confiscate (Scene 3) • (verb) – to take temporary possession of something by authority Mrs. Oakes had to confiscate my phone because it became too much a distraction in class.
Precipitated (Scene 3) • (verb) – to bring about prematurely or suddenly A warm weather front in February precipitated the melting of the snow.
Remorseless (Scene 3) • (adjective) – without mercy or pity The robber was remorseless when faced with the older man he mugged.