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ELA Vocab 1st set 9H
"The Most Dangerous Game" Vocab 9H
Question | Answer |
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Affable | adj: easy to talk to |
ardent | adj: characterized by warmth of feeling |
amenities | n, pl: something serving to comfort or accomodate |
anguish | n: extreme pain or distress of mind |
cosmpolite | n: a person who is sophisticated in outlook, lifestyle, etc. |
dank | adj: damp |
elude(s) | v.t.:to escape the perception or comprehension of |
ennui | n: a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom |
flounder | v: to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements |
indolent(ly) | adj: inactive or relatively benign |
leer(ing) | n: a lascivious or sly look |
palpable | adj: readily or plainly seen or perceived |
precarious | adj: based upon insufficient evidence |
quarry | n, pl: any object of of search, pursuit, or attack |
recede(receding) | vi: to slope backwards |
repast | n: food and drink for a meal |
solicitous | adj: eager, anxious |
stamina | n: strength and power to endure fatigue, stress, etc |
tangible | adj: able to be touched |