1. The Most Dangerous Game
Vocabulary
The Most Dangerous Game
Palpable – adj. able to be felt
Indolently- adv. lazily
Naïve – adj. – unsophisticated
Scruples – n. misgivings about something one fells is wrong
Grotesque – adj. shocking or offensive
Futile – adj. hopeless

2. The Gift of the Magi Instigates - v, stirs up
Depreciate - v. reduce in value
Cascade – n. small steep waterfall or anything that suggests a waterfall
Faltered – v. acted hesitantly
Prudence – n. sensible and careful attitude
Discreet – adj. careful about what one says or does

3. The Interlopers Precipitous – adj. Steep, sheer
Acquiesced - v. agreed quietly without enthusiasm
Feud – n. long violent quarrel between clans or families
Disputed – adj. contested, argued about
Condolences – n. expression of sympathy with another in grief
Interlopers – n. people who intrude or meddle in other peoples lives

4. The Necklace Rueful – adj. feeling sorrow or regret
Dejection – n. lowness of spirit
Fortitude – n. strength to bear misfortune and pain
Disheveled – adj. untidy
Profoundly – adv. deeply

5. The Cask of Amontillado
Precluded – v. prevented
Retribution – n. payback, punishment for a misdeed
Afflicted- v. suffering of sickened
Explicit – adj. clearly stated
Recoiling – v. staggering back
Subsided – v. settled down, became less active or intense

6. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Distraught – adj. – very troubled or disturbed
Insolent – adj. – boldly disrespectful
Insinuatingly – adv. – suggesting indirectly
Pandemonium – n. – any place or scene of wild disorder, noise or confusion
Derisive – adj. – showing contempt or ridicule
Inscrutable – adj. – baffling, mysterious