The Most Dangerous Game Key Vocabulary Quiz

amenity - noun

• the pleasantness of a place or person

• a haunted house

• a thing you buy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

to condone - verb

• to destroy

• allow behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive to continue

• to believe in something that is not typical

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

cultivated - adjective

• well-mannered; sophisticated

• a crop that has been planted

• a culture that has been encouraged

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

disarming - adjective

• to dislocate your arm

• to put down or disengage a weapon

• having the effect of stopping suspicion or hostility through charm

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

droll - adjective

• when saliva runs out of your mouth

• a type of elf that lives in the Nordic forest

• curious or unusual humor; dry humor; funny

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

imperative - adjective

• extremely important

• the command form of a verb

• a type of drink

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

palpable - adjective

• to pump someone's heart to try to restart it

• emotion or feelings so intense that it feels like you can almost touch or taste it

• a type of vegetable grown in the south United States

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

quarry - noun

• a problem

• the object of a hunt; prey

• treasure

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

scruples - noun

• the curls in your hair

• values, ethics, or morals

• a type of pasta

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

solicitous - adjective

• trying to buy something

• trying to sell something

• showing interest or concern

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4