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Vocabulary Week 2 E1 – VQ2

Vocabulary Week 2 E1 – VQ2. The Most Dangerous Game. E1 VQ2 WORD LIST. tangible ( adj ): perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch; concrete vs. abstract dank ( adj ): unpleasantly cool and humid palpable ( adj ): capable of being felt

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Vocabulary Week 2 E1 – VQ2

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  1. Vocabulary Week 2E1 – VQ2 The Most Dangerous Game

  2. E1 VQ2 WORD LIST tangible(adj): perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch; concrete vs. abstract dank (adj): unpleasantly cool and humid palpable(adj): capable of being felt flounder(v): to move or to walk with great effort or difficulty palatial(adj): relating to or being a palace cultivated(adj): no longer in the natural state; educated; cultured debacle(n): a sudden and violent collapse refectory(n): a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery) ardent(adj): characterized by intense emotion; passionate imprudent (adj): not wise; showing no care surmount (tv): to triumph over (an obstacle); to deal with (something) successfully bewilderment(n): confusion resulting from failure to understand

  3. Literary Terms • *antagonist (n) - the character in conflict with the main character • *protagonist (n) - the main character • *figurative language (n)- something not meant to be taken literally • *simile (n)- a comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as” • *metaphor (n) – comparison of two unlike things using the verb “to be” and not using like or as • *situational irony (n) – an unexpected twist in a story • *imagery (n) –description that appeals to the reader’s senses. • *foreshadowing (n) – clues to future events in a story. • *suspense (n)- a created feeling of uncertainty about the outcome in a story • *mood (n)- feeling or atmosphere

  4. tangible(adj) DEFINITION: perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch Synonym: concrete touchable Antonyms: abstract conceptual Ex. Sometimes I think evil is a tangible thing—with wave lengths, just as sound and light have.

  5. dank (adj) DEFINITION: unpleasantly cool and humid Synonym: muggy Antonym: arid Ex. “Can’t see it,” remarked Rainsford, trying to peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht.

  6. palpable(adj) DEFINITION: capable of being felt Synonym: detectable Antonym: concealed Ex. “Can’t see it,” remarked Rainsford, trying to peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht.

  7. flounder(v) DEFINITION: to move or walk with great effort or difficulty Synonym: stumble Antonym: stabilize (oneself) Ex. The hunter floundered through the deep brush of the forest.

  8. palatial(adj) DEFINITION: relating to or being a palace Synonym: spacious Antonym: common Ex. His eyes made out the shadowy outlines of a palatial chateau; it was set on a high bluff, and on three sides of it cliffs dived down to where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows.

  9. cultivated(adj) DEFINITION: no longer in the natural state; educated; cultured Synonym: refined Antonym: unsophisticated Ex. In a cultivated voice marked by a slight accent that gave it added precision and deliberateness, he said, “It is a very great pleasure and honor to welcome Mr. Sanger Rainsford, the celebrated hunter, to my home.”

  10. debacle(n) DEFINITION: a sudden and violent collapse Synonym: disaster misfortune Antonym: opportunity fortune Ex. “After the debacle in Russia I left the country, for it was imprudent for an officer of the Czar to stay there.”

  11. refectory(n) DEFINITION: a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery) Synonym: lounge Antonym: N/A Ex. There was a medieval magnificence about it; it suggested a baronial hall of feudal times with its oaken panels, its high ceiling, its vast refectory tables where twoscore men could sit down to eat.

  12. ardent(adj) DEFINITION: characterized by intense emotion; passionate Synonym: avid fierce Antonym: apathetic unenthusiastic Ex. He was a very rich man with a quarter of a million acres in the Crimea, and he was an ardent sportsman.

  13. imprudent (adj) DEFINITION: not wise; showing no care Synonym: unthinking risky Antonym: attentive vigilant Ex. “After the debacle in Russia I left the country, for it was imprudent for an officer of the Czar to stay there.

  14. surmount (tv) DEFINITION: to triumph over (an obstacle); to deal with (something) successfully Synonym: conquer Antonym: fail Ex. The general smiled the quiet smile of one who has faced an obstacle and surmounted it with success.

  15. bewilderment(n) DEFINITION: confusion resulting from failure to understand Synonym: disorientation Antonym: clarity Ex. Rainsford’s bewilderment showed in his face.

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