"The Most Dangerous Game" Vocabulary

Which word means a person who whips criminals to death (in Imperial Russia)?

• cosmopolite

• knouter

• astrakhan

• opaqueness

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means a feeling so intense as to seem almost tangible?

• imprudent

• quarry

• staccato

• palpable

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Opaqueness refers to

• a thing or person that is chased or sought

• the dark curly fleece of young karakul lambs from central Asia

• not being able to see through something; it's not transparent

• Transparency

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The word condone means to

• allow behavior that is considered morally wrong to continue

• forbid behavior that is considered morally wrong to continue

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which picture shows someone behaving indolently?

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Which word means to overcome a difficulty or obstacle?

• repast

• surmounted

• condone

• staccato

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Choose the picture that best represents the definition of the word repast?

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Which word means a person familiar with and at ease in many different cultures?

• cosmopolite

• astrakhan

• quarry

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Which word means the dark curly fleece of young karakul lambs from central Asia?

• quarry

• knouter

• repast

• astrakhan

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

The word staccato means

• a feeling so intense as to seem almost tangible

• not showing care for the consequences of an action

• that each sound or note is sharply detached from the others

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4