One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into

a horrible vermin.

Which vocabulary word best captures Gregor's transformation as described in this sentence?

arduous

metamorphosis

intercede

novella

Metamorphosis

Explanation:

Arduous = involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

Metamorphosis = (in an insect or amphibian) the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.

a change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one, by natural or supernatural means.

Intercede = intervene on behalf of another.

Novella = a short novel or long short story.