Question

“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

Answer 1

A

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.