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“The lights from the windows sent a flickering illumination that made grotesque patterns on the courtyard below, and Rainsford could see moving about there a dozen or so huge black shapes; as they turned
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“The lights from the windows sent a flickering illumination that made grotesque patterns on the courtyard below, and Rainsford could see moving about there a dozen or so huge black shapes; as they turned toward him, their eyes glittered greenly.” What does the word grotesque mean in the sentence above?

A. Oddly shaped
B. Angelic
C. Human shaped
D. Microscopic

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Step-by-step explanation:

Grotesque's definition is "comically or repulsively ugly or distorted".

Distorted can also mean "Oddly shaped".

The answer is A. Oddly shaped.

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