But does standing in a long line to fill out confusing paperwork really capture the richness of Kafka’s vision? Beyond the word’s casual use, what makes something “Kafkaesque”?
Vocabulary
• Well-known
Her sister works for a well-known publishing company.
• Bewildering
He gave me directions to his house, but I found them so utterly bewildering I got lost
.• Unnecessarily
The administrative procedures are unnecessarily complicated.
• Bureaucracy
They felt government bureaucracy had vanquished the muses.
• Compelled
The rain compelled us to stay indoors.
• Struggle
He has been struggling with the problem of how to keep good workers from leaving.
• Ordeal
Throughout the ordeal of her husband's funeral, she was a model of self-control .
• Pointless
Everything was over It seemed pointless to continue.
• Unwilling
He seems to be unwilling to compromise.
• Unworthy
She thought he was unworthy of his promotion
• Awaken
A loud noise awakened her
.• Starve
They left him to starve out in the desert.
• Momentum
The movie loses momentum toward the end.
• Unstoppable
The immovable object dealt with the usually unstoppable force.
• Fine-tuning
That gives a welcome opportunity to fine-tune the arrangements if occasion demands.
• Shortcomings
The main shortcoming of this camera is that it uses up batteries quickly.