1. The Most Dangerous Game
Vocabulary
Week 3

2. 1. indicate
verb
to be a sign of; to show; to pint out or point to

3. 2. barbarous
adjective
uncivilized; wild; savagely cruel or harsh

4. 3. quarry
noun
an animal or bird hunted or pursued; game, especially game hunted with hounds of hawks

5. 4. invariably
adverb
always; without exception

6. 5. braggart
noun
a person who does a lot of bragging; a bragger; a person who boasts loudly or exaggeratedly

7. 6. illumination
noun
a source of light

8. 7. wager
verb
to risk; to bet

9. 8. stealthy
adjective
characterized by great caution or secrecy; sneaky

10. 9. sallow
adjective
a sickly, yellowish color

11. 10. excessively
adverb
overly; to a fault; too

12. 11. venerable
adjective
impressive or interesting because of age; extremely old

13. 12. diverting
adjective
entertaining; amusing; delight

14. 13. foeman
noun
enemy; opposition

15. 14. stamina
noun
power to endure physical fatigue or pain

16. 15. sloop
noun
a single-masted sailing vessel

17. 16. siesta
noun
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain an Latin America

18. 17. spurred (on)
verb
fired on; sparked; stimulated; urged; driven

19. 18. futile
adjective
hopeless; pointless; to no purpose; unsatisfactory

20. 19. muttered
verb
grumble; mumble; moan; complain

21. 20. intricate
adjective
complicated; elaborate; complex; difficult