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most dangerous game
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9th Grade
01/11/2012

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affable
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pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite: an affable and courteous gentleman.
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amenity
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an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility: the graceful amenities of society.
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condone
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to disregard or overlook
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deplorable
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causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend.
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disarming
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removing or capable of removing hostility, suspicion, etc., as by being charming
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droll
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amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
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elude
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to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade: to elude capture.
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imperative
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absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave.
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quarry
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an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting,
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scruple
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a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
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solicitously
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anxious or concerned
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stamina
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strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
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tangible
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capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
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uncanny
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having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary
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zealous
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full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent.
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