Vocabulary

“The Most Dangerous Game”

by Richard Connell

 1.

palpable (1)— noun. Readily or plainly seen, heard, capable of being

touched or felt 

 

2.

gravely— adverb.

Serious or solemn; sober.

3.

tangible (2)—adj.

Capable of being touched.

4.

indolently—adverb.

Excessively lazy.

5.

opaqueness—adj.

Not transparent or translucent.

6.

palatial (3)—adj.

Resembling a palace.

7.

discerned—verb.

To recognize or comprehend mentally.

8.

astrakhan—noun.

The fur of young lambs, with lustrous, closely curled wool, from

Astrakhan.

9.

Cossack (4)—noun.

A person belonging to any of certain groups of Slavs living chiefly in the southern part of Russia in Europe and forming

an elite corps of horsemen.

10.

baronial—adj.

Suited for or befitting a baron; stately and grand.

11.

feudal—adj.

Pertaining to the Middle Ages.

12.

amenities—noun.

Things that make you comfortable and at ease.

13.

cosmopolite—adj.

Citizen of the world.

14.

affable—adj.

Pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to, friendly.

15.

ardent (5)—adj.

Intensely devoted, eager, enthusiastic, passionate

16.

debacle—noun.

A complete collapse or failure.

17.

attributes (6)—noun.

Characteristics or qualities of something or a person.

18.

scruples—noun.

The moral principles that govern a person’s thoughts and actions.

19.

barbarous (7)—adj.

Uncivilized; wild; savage; crude.

20.

knouter—noun.

One who uses a knout, a whip with multiple leather strands

21.

tartar—noun.

One who is unexpectedly troublesome.

22.

solicitously—adverb.

Anxious or concerned.

23.

opiate—noun.

Causing dullness or inaction.

24.

ennui (8)—noun.

Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting

from lack of interest; boredom.

25.

venerable—adj.

Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position

26.

foeman—noun.

An enemy in war.

27.

haversack (9)—noun.

A single-strapped bag worn over one shoulder and used

for carrying supplies.

28.

futile—adj.

Incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful.

29.

precariously (10)—adverb.

Uncertain; unstable; insecure.

30.

placid—adj.

Pleasantly calm or peaceful.