Choose the word **closest in meaning** to the underlined word. "The first of them saluted Macbeth with the title of thane of Glamis. The general was not a little **startled** to find himself known by such creatures."

*Startled* — suddenly surprised, often with a slight shock. **Surprised and unsettled** captures the combination of surprise and discomfort. The phrase *not a little startled* is an English understatement meaning *considerably startled*.