VOCABULARY: “The Most Dangerous Game” ELA 9

WORD P.O.S

Definition Picture/Symbol Sentence

Indolently AD

V

Lazily; sluggishly

The cat paced indolently on the window

sill.

Refectory

NOUN

Room used for communal dinners;

dining hall for large group of

people

Harry Potter sat with the

rest of Gryffindor in the Hogwarts

refectory.

AffableADJ

Friendly; easy to talk to

The affable secretary

chatted with the patient

while he

waited.

Imprudent AD

J

thoughtless; careless; rash

His imprudent decision to

show up late without a

pass landed him

detention.

SolicitouADJ

Eager or anxious to do

The solicitous skydiver

s something jumped quickly out of

the plane.

PalpableADJ

Able to be touched or

felt (especially a

feeling or atmosphere)

The tension in the air was

palpable just before the

fight.

Disarming

ADJ

capable of removing

hostility or suspicion by

being charming

His disarming smile made it easy for him to talk his

way out of a speeding

ticket.

LeeringADJ

Staring unpleasantly

Her leering eyes were

met with fear from the

other end of the lunch

table.

DebacleN

OUN

A great disaster or fiasco; a complete

failure

After the debacle of his first novel, he had trouble getting a

publisher for his next book.

CunningADJ

Cleverly deceitful; sly

His cunning plan to forge pre-signed

passes worked on his

study hall teacher.

CondoneVERB

approve or allow

wrongful or offensive behavior

The principal does not condone bullying.

Venerable

ADJ

Deserving respect due to wisdom, age, and character

The venerable monk gave

wise advice to the young

man.