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ELA Vocab 1st set 9H
"The Most Dangerous Game" Vocab 9H
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |