1. The Glass Menagerie
Vocabulary List 2

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.

3. The argument between Michael and his father turned into a huge fiasco.
Fiasco (Scene 3)
(noun) – a disaster, a catastrophe
The argument between Michael and his father turned into a huge fiasco.

4. Gesticulate (Scene 3)
(verb) – to express with motions or hand gestures
When Jason got angry, he started to gesticulate his feelings with his hands.

5. 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.

6. Tom tends to brood over his situation at home
Brood (Scene 4)
(verb) – To think gloomily about something, to dwell on it
Tom tends to brood over his situation at home

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. A warm weather front in February precipitated the melting of the snow.
Precipitated (Scene 3)
(verb) – to bring about prematurely or suddenly
A warm weather front in February precipitated the melting of the snow.

11. The robber was remorseless when faced with the older man he mugged.
Remorseless (Scene 3)
(adjective) – without mercy or pity
The robber was remorseless when faced with the older man he mugged.