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English Vocab Test
The Most Dangerous Game
| Term/Definition | Quote |
|---|---|
| Tangible-real;able to be touched-Adjective | "I think evil is a tangible thing-with wave lengths just like sound and light have." |
| Anguish-acute suffering or pain-noun | "It came out of the darkness,a high screaming sound,the sound of an animal in anguish or terror." |
| Quarry-animal being hunted-noun | "In the hunt,I always got my quarry." |
| Surmount-overcome a difficulty-verb | "The general smiled the quiet smile of one who has faced an obstacle and surmounted it with success." |
| Condone-approve of something most people disapprove of-verb | "War did not make me condone cold-blooded murder." |
| Naive-innocent and easily fooled-adjective | "One does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class,even in America,with such a naive point of view." |
| Scruples-beliefs that keep someone from doing wrong;values-noun | "But I think I can show you that your scruples are quite ill founded." |
| Grotesque-uncomfortably ugly and strange-adjective | "The lights from the windows send a flickering illumination that made grotesque patterns on the courtyard below." |
| Sloop-a small boat-noun | "My sloop will take you to the mainland near a town." |
| Futile-useless or hopeless-adjective | "He saw that straight flight was futile;it would inevitable bring him face to face with the sea." |
| Pungent-strong smelling-adjective | "He took from his case one of the black cigarettes;its pungent incense-like smoke floated up Rainsford nose." |
| Placid-calm-adjective | "That had been a placid pastime compared to his digging now." |
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