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17 Cards in this Set
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Taint |
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful |
One superstitious sailor can taint the whole ship's company with his fear. |
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Tangible |
capable of being touched |
His hands were tight closed as if his nerve were something tangible that someone in the darkness was trying to tear from his grip. |
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Abrupt |
sudden or unexpected |
The baying of the hounds stopped abruptly, and Rainsford's heart stopped too. |
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Peril |
exposure to injury, loss, destruction; grave risk |
What perils that tangle of trees and underbrush might hold for him did not concern Rainsford just then. |
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Amenity |
an agreeable way or manner |
We do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. |
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Affable |
pleasantly easy to approach and talk to |
He was finding the general a most thoughtful and affable host. |
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Imprudent |
incautious; not prudent |
After the debacle in Russia I left the country, for it was imprudent for an officer of the Czar to stay there. |
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Bewilderment |
a state of confusion and surprise |
Rainsford's bewilderment showed on his face. |
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Condone |
to disregard or overlook |
I do not condone cold-blooded murder! |
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Elude |
to evoid or escape by speed, cleverness, agility, etc... |
If my quarry eludes me for three whole days, he wins the game. |
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Stealthy |
quick, quiet movements |
Once he thought he heard stealthy steps in the corridor outside his room. |
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Quarry |
an animal pursued by a hunter |
If my quarry eludes me for three whole days, he wins the game. |
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Scowl |
to have a gloomy or threatening look |
He nodded toward the corner to where the giant stood, scowling. |
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Futile |
useless; not successful |
He saw that straight flight was futile; inevitably it would bring him face to face with the sea. |
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Imperative |
of vital importance; crucial |
His need for rest was imperative and he thought, "I have played the fox, now I must play the act of the fable." |
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Precariously |
dependent on circumstances beyond one's control |
Three hundred yards from his hiding place he stopped where a huge dead tree leaned precariously on a smaller, living one. |
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Placid |
pleasantly calm or peaceful; serenely quiet or undisturbed |
Rainsford had dug himself in in France when a second's delay meant death. That had been a placid pastime compared to his digging now. |
