1. Vocabulary for “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell Provide a definition for each of the following as well as the part of speech for each word, and an original sentence for each. (ELA9RL5, ELA9RC3) AuAu revoir bizarre blandly Caucasus cosmopolite Cossack Crimea Debacle FolliesFollies Bergere futile gargoyle grotesque indolently knouteknouter lascars MadameMadame Butterfly Marcus Aurelius Marcus naive palpable scruples suspense tartar

2. BizarreBizarre: adj. odd in appearance BlandlyBlandly: adj. in a mild and soothing manner, no salt or pepper or butter Au revoir Au revoir : n. French for “until we meet again:” a good-bye Caucasus Caucasus Mountains: n a range in southern Russia CosmopoliteCosmopolite n. Showing the influence of many countries and cultures CossackCossack: n. member of a people from southern Russia, famous for their fierceness

3. CrimeaCrimea: n. a region in Southwestern Russia on the Black Sea DebacleDebacle: n. a bad defeat, like in the Russian Revolution where the Rich suffered their downfall. Follies BergereFollies Bergere: n. a musical theatre in Paris and Las Vegas FutileFutile: adj. useless or hopeless GrotesqueGrotesque: adj. Having a strange, bizarre design GargoyleGargoyle: n. strange and distorted animal form projecting from a building

4. KnouterKnouter: n. someone who beats criminals with a leather whip, or a knout IascarIascar: n. Oriental sailors, especially natives of India. Madame ButterflyMadame Butterfly: n. an opera by Giacomo Puccini Marcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius: n. Roman emperor and Philosopher NaïveNaïve adj. unsophisticated IndolentlyIndolently: adv. Lazily; idly

5. ScruplesScruples n. misgivings about something one feels is wrong SuspenseSuspense: n. the reader’s feeling of curiosity, uncertainty, or even anxiety about the outcome of events in a story TartarTartar n. stubborn, violent person PalpablePalpable: adj. able to be touched or felt