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The Most Dangerous Game

QuestionAnswer
becoming more distant Receding
removing or lessening suspicions or fears Disarming
extended Prolonged
unwise Impudent
overcame Surmounted
not disturbed Unruffled
always; without change Invariably
entertaining Diverting
desire to do something Impulse
sticking out Protruding
lazily Indolently
tobacco pipe made from the root of a brier bush or tree Brier
here, darkness Opaqueness
drove the animal he was hunting out of its hiding place flushed his quarry
large country house Chateau
curly fur of a very young lamb Astrakhan
member of a group from Ukraine, many of whom served as horsemen to the Russian crars and were famous for their fierceness in battle. Cossack
comforts and conveniences Amenities
knowledgeable citizen of the world Cosmopolite
peninsula in Ukraine jutting into the Black Sea Crimea
mountainous region between southern Europe and western Asia Caucasus
overwhelming defeat Debacle
gambling resort in Monaco, a country on the Mediterranean Sea Monte Carlo
rivers in Northern India and Bangladesh Ganges
overlook an offense; excuse Condone
feeling of doubt or guilt about suggested action Scruples
East Indian sailors employed on European ships Lacars
person who beats criminals without a knout, a kind a leather whip Knouter
get more than one bargained for Strike a tartar
in a concerned manner Solicitously
anything that tends to soothe or calm someone Opiate
thin pancakes folded in a hot orange-flavored sauce and served in flaming brandy Crepes suzette
regrettable; very bad Deplorable
French for "goodbye" Au revoir
small wheels with spurs that horseback riders wear on their heels Rowels
unsteadily; in an unstable manner Precariously
meal Repast
the writer interrupts the flow of events to present an episode from the past Flashback
second part of the plot Complication
hints or clues that suggest what is to come Foreshowing
series of relates events Plot
the final part of the story Resolution
moment when the conflict is decided one way or another Climax
is the first part of the plot; the basic situation Exposition
Created by: P.V.A.
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