Transcript The Most Dangerous Game - Methacton School District

The Most Dangerous
Game
By Richard Connell
Vocabulary
Affable
• Adj
• Easy and pleasant to speak
to; approachable
Amenity
• Noun
• Something that contributes to
physical or material comfort;
a feature that increases
attractiveness or value,
especially a piece of real
estate
Condone
• Verb
• To pardon or forgive an
offense
• To excuse
• I will condone
being late to class
during the first
week of school.
Cower
•Verb
•To cringe in fear
Dank
•Adj
•Disagreeably damp or
humid
Deplorable
•Adj
•Causing or being subject
to grief or regret; bad;
unfortunate
Droll
• Adj
• Amusing in an odd way
Ennui
• Noun
• Boredom
• Listless resulting from a
lack of interest
Grotesque
• Adj
• Outlandish
• Bizarre in character or
appearance
Indolently
• Adj
• Conductive to inactivity
• Laziness
• Lethargic
Lacerated
•Adj
•Jagged or torn
Opaque
• Adjective
• Not transparent
• Translucent
• Impenetrable to light
• Not allowing light to pass
through
Palpable
• Adj
• Capable of being touched
• Tangible
• Concrete
Placid
• Adj
• Satisfied
• Complacent
Sallow
•Adj
•Of sickly yellowish hue
(color) or complexion
Scruple
•Noun
•An ethical or moral
principle that inhibits
action
Example
• There was a scruple of
conscious inside the boy as
he was about to throw his
trash on the ground, but
kept in his pocket.
Solicitous
•Adj
•Anxious or concerned
Uncanny
• Adj
• Mysterious
• Arousing
• Superstitious fear or dread
• Uncomfortably
Venerable
•Adj
•Commanding respect by
virtue of age, dignity,
character or position
Zealous
• Adj
• Marked by active interest
and enthusiasm
She is a zealous rider.
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