The Most Dangerous Game Vocabulary list 1
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Palpable
Easily perceived by the senses; capable of being
touched or felt.
When facing the enemy, the soldier’s fear was palpable.
syn. real, tangible, obvious
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Indolent
lazy; avoiding exertion
syn. slothful, languid
Henry lost his job because he was an indolent
employee and rarely did any work.
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Extremityextreme limit, the
end, maximum
syn. fringe, edge
Going into space is like going to the extremity of
the universe
.
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Opaqueness
too dense to see through, not letting in
light
syn. impervious
The opaqueness of the fog made it impossible to see where we were going.
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Quarry
what is being hunted, prey
syn. game, target
My cousin’s quarry during hunting season is usually elk.
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Lofty
The eagle's nest is on a lofty perch on the mountain.She has lofty ambitions to be a brain surgeon.His lofty attitude at work is making everyone his enemy.
high in elevation (towering); high in relation to others (superior); elevated in character and spirit (noble); overbearing manner (haughty, condescending)
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Discernto perceive (see)
clearly, tell differences; to
understand
syn. distinguish, differentiate
When comparing the two job offers, Willie was able to discern the pros and cons.
He could discern the importance of those differences.
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Disarming
using charm to remove suspicion
Syn. beguiling,
captivating
My mother does not trust the salesman’s disarming
personality; she thinks he’s being nice so that she will
buy the product
.
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Affablekind and
courteous, friendly syn.
genial, jovial
My neighbor is an affable man. He is always willing to talk and joke
with everyone
.
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Appraising
evaluating something, to study something carefully
Syn. assessing, judging
My boss made me nervous every time I caught him appraising me at the monthly meetings. Why is he judging me?
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Ardent enthusiastic and eager, passionate
He is an ardent admirer of Picasso’s paintings and wishes he could own one. syn. fervent, devoted,
zealous
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Debacle syn. disaster, fiasco
a terrible event; a complete
failure
The recall of all the GM cars is a debacle for the company.
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Imprudent
unwise, lacking good judgment
syn. foolish, incautious
It is imprudent of anyone to post pictures on social media that could prove embarrassing to oneself and one’s family.