The Most Dangerous Game Vocabulary list 1

Palpable Easily perceived by the senses; capable of being touched or felt. When facing the enemy, the soldier’s fear was palpable. syn. real, tangible, obvious

Indolent lazy; avoiding exertion syn. slothful, languid Henry lost his job because he was an indolent employee and rarely did any work.

Extremity extreme limit, the end, maximum syn. fringe, edge Going into space is like going to the extremity of the universe.

Opaqueness too dense to see through, not letting in light syn. impervious The opaqueness of the fog made it impossible to see where we were going.

Quarry what is being hunted, prey syn. game, target My cousin’s quarry during hunting season is usually elk.

Lofty The eagle's nest is on a lofty perch on the mountain. She has lofty ambitions to be a brain surgeon. His lofty attitude at work is making everyone his enemy. high in elevation (towering); high in relation to others (superior); elevated in character and spirit (noble); overbearing manner (haughty, condescending)

Discern to perceive (see) clearly, tell differences; to understand syn. distinguish, differentiate When comparing the two job offers, Willie was able to discern the pros and cons. He could discern the importance of those differences.

Disarming using charm to remove suspicion Syn. beguiling, captivating My mother does not trust the salesman’s disarming personality; she thinks he’s being nice so that she will buy the product.

Affable kind and courteous, friendly syn. genial, jovial My neighbor is an affable man. He is always willing to talk and joke with everyone.

Appraising evaluating something, to study something carefully Syn. assessing, judging My boss made me nervous every time I caught him appraising me at the monthly meetings. Why is he judging me?

Ardent enthusiastic and eager, passionate He is an ardent admirer of Picasso’s paintings and wishes he could own one. syn. fervent, devoted, zealous

Debacle syn. disaster, fiasco a terrible event; a complete failure The recall of all the GM cars is a debacle for the company.

Imprudent unwise, lacking good judgment syn. foolish, incautious It is imprudent of anyone to post pictures on social media that could prove embarrassing to oneself and one’s family.