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The Most Dangerous Game. Vocabulary. Affable [adjective]. Characterized by ease and friendliness… (The affable young man quickly made friends with the crowd of strangers.). Amenities [noun]. Things that provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment…
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The Most Dangerous Game Vocabulary
Affable [adjective] • Characterized by ease and friendliness… • (The affable young man quickly made friends with the crowd of strangers.)
Amenities [noun] • Things that provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment… • (The hotel provided various amenities for their guests, making their stay more comfortable.)
Condone [verb] • To regard or treat as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless… • (The distracted teacher condoned talking during class and the use of electronic devices, even when it disrupted the learning process.)
Cosmopolite [noun] • A worldly, cultured person or entity… • (The cosmopolite drifted through the high-society function with ease, already familiar with the unspoken rules of sophistication.)
Dank [adjective] • Unpleasantly moist or wet… • (The dank leaves smelled of decay and death.)
Ennui [noun] • A feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction; boredom… • (Fighting incredible ennui, the sleepy student struggled to keep awake.)
Indolently [adverb] • Doing something in a way that is conducive to or encourages laziness… • (The exercise instructor indolently ran the class, failing to motivate their clients to work up a sweat).
Lacerate [verb] • To tear or rend roughly; to wound jaggedly… • (The jagged edge of the barbed-wire fence lacerated his face, leaving a rough track across his forehead.)
Opaqueness [noun] • The state of opacity - blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light… • (The opaqueness of thesurface covering the window ensured that the sunlight was entirely blocked out.)
Palatial [adjective] • Of, relating to, or being a palace; magnificent… • (The palatial apartment seemed to sprawl for miles.)
Palpable [adjective] • Capable of being touched or felt; tangible… • (The stirring movie seemed to create palpable emotions within the viewers.)
Rowels [noun] • A revolving disk with sharp marginal points at the end of a spur… • (The rowels on the cowboy’s boots caught on the edge of the sidewalk, almost causing him to trip.)
Sallow [adjective] • Of an unhealthy pale or yellowish color… • (The sallow complexion of the student immediately gave credibility to their claim of feeling sick.)
Scruples [noun] • An ethical consideration or principle that inhibits action… • (Though the banker saw an opportunity to smuggle funds into her personal account without detection, her scruples prevented her from stealing.)
Solicitously [adverb] • Doing something in a way that shows concern or fears, apprehension, and meticulous carefulness… • (The student solicitously approached each assignment, ensuring he included all the necessary requirements.)