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reclusive | wumpus |

As an adjective reclusive

is of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.

As a noun wumpus is

a fictional reclusive monster.

reclusive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.
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  • And if it sort not well, you may conceal her,
    As best befits her wounded reputation,
    In some reclusive and religious life,
    Out of all eyes, tongues, minds and injuries.

    Synonyms

    * hermit-like * withdrawn

    wumpus

    English

    (wikipedia wumpus)

    Noun

    (wumpuses)
  • A fictional reclusive monster.
  • * 1987 , Etienne Wenger, Artificial Intelligence and Tutoring Systems
  • In addition to the Wumpus , other dangers are lurking: namely deadly pits, and bats that grab the player and drop her in a random cave.
  • * 2003 , Selmer Bringsjord, Michael John Zenzen, Superminds: People Harness Hypercomputation, and More
  • A scream occurs when the agent shoots an arrow that kills the wumpus .
  • * 2008 , Andreas Jahn-Sudmann, Ralf Stockmann, Computer Games as a Sociocultural Phenomenon
  • In Hunter , towards the end of the game, the player is tracking the wounded wumpus and finds herself in a room of interconnected caves.