The Most Dangerous Game vocab Flashcards


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Vocabulary from "The Most Dangerous Game"
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9th grade
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english, short stories (single author)
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affable

pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite; showing warmth and friendliness; benign; pleasant

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analytical

logical; rational; systematic

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cosmopolite

free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world; one who belongs to all the world; not limited to just one part of the world

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dank

unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly

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debacle

a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout; a complete collapse or failure

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indolently

having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful;

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lacerate

to tear roughly; mangle; to distress or torture mentally or emotionally; wound deeply; pain greatly

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lore

the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject

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opaqueness

not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through

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palpable

readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident; capable of being touched

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staccato

characterized by performance in which the notes are abruptly disconnected; shortened and detached when played or sung

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stamina

strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.