The Most Dangerous Game - Vocab

The state of being lively and energetic.

"He did not recognize the animal that made the sound; he did not try to; with fresh ​ (a)   he swam toward the sound."

• vitality
• indolently
• mirage
• sensuous
• tangible

Able to be physically touched or seen.

"His hands were tight closed as if his nerve were something ​ (a)   that someone in the darkness was trying to tear from his grip."

• tangible
• indolently
• mirage
• sensuous
• vitality

Having to do with the senses as opposed to the intellect; luxurious

"The ​ (a)   drowsiness of the night was on him."

• sensuous
• indolently
• mirage
• tangible
• vitality

Done lazily, so as to avoid any activity

"Rainsford, reclining in a steamer chair, ​ (a)   puffed on his favorite brier."

• indolently
• mirage
• sensuous
• tangible
• vitality

An optical illusion found in the desert or at sea in which an object appears but is not really present or seems to be moving but is not

"It was no ​ (a)   , he found, when he opened the tall spiked iron gate."

• mirage
• indolently
• sensuous
• tangible
• lively