"The Most Dangerous Game" Vocabulary

Rainsford was so accustomed to everything going his way, he reclined on the ships deck in an _____ way, having not a worry in the world.

• Indolent

• Utilize

• Palpable

• Contemplate

(noun) a sudden and embarrassing failure

• Debacle

• Cosmopolite

• Futile

• Utilize

Having hunted in countless nations, Rainsford was an accomplished _____.

• Debacle

• Cosmopolite

• Delicacy

• Vestibule

(verb) to look thoughtfully at for a long time; to think about

• Indolent

• Render

• Utilize

• Contemplate

(verb) to make practical and effective use of

• Indolent

• Render

• Utilize

• Contemplate

The efforts of the sailors to escape Ship Trap Island were _____.

• Palatial

• Futile

• Palpable

• Scrupulous

The darkness of the night sky surrounding Ship Trap Island was so thick, it was practically _____.

• Palatial

• Futile

• Palpable

• Scrupulous

He was so stressed, Rainsford could not _____ what he would do if he survived.

• Indolent

• Render

• Utilize

• Contemplate

(noun) someone who is familiar with and at ease in several different countries

• Debacle

• Cosmopolite

• Futile

• Utilize

(adjective) resembling a palace in being spacious and splendid

• Palatial

• Futile

• Palpable

• Scrupulous