English 9
Mrs. Sharp/Ms. Edwards
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“The Most Dangerous Game” VOCABULARY
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1. receding
"He could see the ship going
away from him, receding in the
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2. disarming
"'Don't be alarmed,' said
Rainsford, with a smile he
hoped was disarming."
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3. prolonged
"Zaroff's whole life was one
prolonged hunt."
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4. imprudent
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"After the revolution, Zaroff left
the country, for it was
imprudent for an officer of hte
Czar to stay there."
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5. surmounted
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"The general smiled the quiet
smile of one who has faced an
obstacle and surmounted it
with success."
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6. unruffled
"Zaroff appeared unruffled,
even when Rainsford called him
a murderer."
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7. invariably
"Zaroff said that his captives
invariably choose the hunt."
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8. diverting
"The deadly hunt was a diverting
game to Zaroff."
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9. impulse
"Rainsford had to control his
impulse to run."
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10. protruding
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"The protruding cliffs blocked
Rainsford's sight of the
ocean."
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