Vocabulary from “The Most Dangerous Game”



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|# |Word |Sentence (Context) |Definition from Context |Official Definition |

| |Palpable |“Can’t see it,” remarked Rainsford, trying to peer | |Capable of being touched or felt (usually used to describe |

| |(adj) |through the dank tropical night that was palpable as | |things that cannot actually be touched) |

| | |it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the | | |

| | |yacht. | | |

| |Indolently |Rainsford, reclining in a steamer chair, indolently | |lazily |

| |(adv) |puffed on his favorite brier. | | |

| |Flounder |It was easier to go along the shore, and Rainsford | |To move or act clumsily and in confusion |

| |(v) |floundered along by the water. | | |

| |Quarry |I suppose the first three shots I heard was when the | |an animal or bird hunted or pursued |

| |(n) |hunter flushed his quarry and wounded it. | | |

| |Cultivated |In a cultivated voice marked by a slight accent that | |educated; refined; cultured |

| |(adj) |gave it added precision and deliberateness… | | |

| |Aristocrat |He had high cheekbones, a sharp, cut nose, a spare, | |A member of a ruling class or of the nobility |

| |(n) |dark face—the face of a man used to giving orders, | | |

| | |the face of an aristocrat. | | |

| |Amenities |“We do our best to preserve the amenities of | |any feature that provides comfort, convenience, or pleasure|

| |(n) |civilization here.” | | |

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|# |Word |Sentence (Context) |Definition from Context |Official Definition |

| |Affable |He was finding the general a most thoughtful and | |pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; |

| |(adj) |affable host, a true cosmopolite. | |cordial; warmly polite |

| |Debacle |“After the debacle in Russia I left the country, for | |A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat |

| |(n) |it was imprudent for an officer of the Czar to stay | | |

| | |there.” | | |

| |Imprudent |“After the debacle in Russia I left the country, for | |Foolish or unwise. |

| |(adj) |it was imprudent for an officer of the Czar to stay | | |

| | |there.” | | |

| |Condone |“Surely your experiences in the war--" | |excuse, overlook, or make allowances for |

| |(v) |"Did not make me condone cold-blooded murder," | | |

| | |finished Rainsford stiffly. | | |

| |Droll |“How extraordinarily droll you are!” | |amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous |

| |(adj) | | | |

| |Scruples |“But I think I can show you that your scruples are | |An uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that|

| |(n) |quite ill founded.” | |tends to hinder action |

| |Zealous |Even so zealous a hunter as General Zaroff could not | |marked by active interest and enthusiasm |

| |(adj) |trace him there… | | |

| |Repast |“Splendid! One of us is to furnish a repast for the | |a meal |

| |(n) |hounds.” | | |

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