TheMostDangerousGame

Question 1

dank (adj.)

Answer 1

unpleasantly cool and humid

Question 2

palpable (n.)

Answer 2

capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt

Question 3

cannibal (n.)

Answer 3

a person who eats human flesh

Question 4

tangible (adj.)

Answer 4

perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch

Question 5

recede (v.)

Answer 5

pull back or move away or backward

Question 6

doggedly (adv.)

Answer 6

with obstinate determination

Question 7

vitality (n.)

Answer 7

an energetic style, full of life

Question 8

peril (n.)

Answer 8

a state of danger involving risk

Question 9

flounder (v.)

Answer 9

walk with great difficulty

Question 10

lacerate (v.)

Answer 10

to cut or tear irregularly

Question 11

palatial (adj.)

Answer 11

relating to or being a palace

Question 12

chateau (n.)

Answer 12

an impressive country house or castle in France

Question 13

cultivated (adj.)

Answer 13

no longer in the natural state; developed by human care and for human use

Question 14

aristocrat (n.)

Answer 14

a member of the aristocracy (noble family/leading class)

Question 15

medieval (adj.)

Answer 15

relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages

Question 16

feudal (adj.)

Answer 16

of or relating to or a characteristic of feudalism

Question 17

refectory (n.)

Answer 17

a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)

Question 18

ardent (adj.)

Answer 18

characterized by intense emotion

Question 19

cavalry (n.)

Answer 19

troops trained to fight on horseback

Question 20

debacle (n.)

Answer 20

a sudden and violent collapse

Question 21

imprudent (adj.)

Answer 21

not prudent or wise

Question 22

analytical (adj.)

Answer 22

using or skilled in using analysis

Question 23

surmount (v.)

Answer 23

to get on top of, deal with successfully

Question 24

grisly (adj.)

Answer 24

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

Question 25

Puritan (n.)

Answer 25

a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship

Question 26

scruples (n.)

Answer 26

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person’s thoughts and actions

Question 27

barbarous (adj.)

Answer 27

primitive in customs and culture

Question 28

elude (v.)

Answer 28

to escape physically or mentally

Question 29

invariably (adv.)

Answer 29

without variation or change in every case

Question 30

stealthy (adj.)

Answer 30

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

Question 31

sallow (adj.)

Answer 31

unhealthy looking

Question 32

solicitous (adj.)

Answer 32

full of anxiety and concern

Question 33

ennui (n.)

Answer 33

the feeling of being bored by something tedious

Question 34

venerable (adj.)

Answer 34

profoundly honored

Question 35

zealous (adj.)

Answer 35

marked by active interest and enthusiasm

Question 36

apprehensive (adj.)

Answer 36

in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

Question 37

precariously (adv.)

Answer 37

in a precarious, uncertain manner

Question 38

protruding (adj.)

Answer 38

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

Question 39

placid (adj.)

Answer 39

not easily irritated

Question 40

cower (v.)

Answer 40

to submission or fear