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Playbook 1
“The Most Dangerous Game.”
Term | Definition |
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palpable | (adj.) capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt |
doggedly | (adv.) with stubborn determination |
pungent | (adj.) strong and sharp |
palatia | (adj.) relating to or being a palace |
ardent | (adj.) characterized by intense emotion; characterized by strong enthusiasm |
imprudent | (adj.) not prudent or wise; lacking wise self-restraint |
venerable | (adj.) profoundly honored; impressive by reason of age |
futile | (adj.) producing no result or effect; unproductive of success |
zealous | (adj.) marked by active interest and enthusiasm |
scruples | (n.) motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions |
barbarous | (adj.) (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; primitive in customs and culture |
precarious | (adj.) not secure; beset with difficulties; affording no ease or reassurance |
elude | (v.) escape, either physically or mentally; avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by |
braggart | (n.) a very boastful and talkative person |
stealthy | (adj.) marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed |
solicitous | (adj.) full of anxiety and concern; showing hovering attentiveness |
ennui | (n.) the feeling of being bored by something tedious |
indolent | (adj.) disinclined to work or exertion; (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless |
droll | (adj.) comical in an odd or whimsical manner |
discern | (v.) detect with the senses |