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MDG Vocab
ELA- Most Dangerous Game
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| palpable | able to be touched or felt |
| indolently | lazily; idly |
| quarry | an animal that is hunted; prey |
| gargoyle | a strange and distorted animal form projecting from a building |
| astrakhan | loosely curled fur from the skins of young lambs |
| bizarre | odd in appearance |
| debacle | a bad defeat |
| naive | unsophisticated; lacking worldly knowledge |
| scruples | misgivings about something one feels is wrong |
| lascars | slang term for sailors from India |
| blandly | in a mild and soothing manner |
| grotesque | having a strange design; out of proportion |
| knouter | someone who beats criminals with a whip |
| futile | useless; hopeless |