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Most Dangerous Game Vocab.
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14
English
9th Grade
05/31/2009

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palpable
Definition
able to be touched or felt
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indolently
Definition
lazily, idly
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quarry
Definition
an animal that is hunted, prey
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gargoyle
Definition
a strange, distorted animal form projecting from a building
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astrakhan
Definition
loosely curled fur made from the skins of young lambs
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bizarre
Definition
odd in appearance
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debacle
Definition
bad defeat
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naive
Definition
unsophisticated
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scruples
Definition
misgivings about something one feels is wrong
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lascars
Definition
oriental sailors, especially natives of India
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blandly
Definition
in a mild and soothing manner
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grotesque
Definition
having a strange, bizarre design
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knouter
Definition
someone who beats criminals with a leather whip or knout
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futile
Definition
useless, hopeless
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