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In this sentence from "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell, what does the word zealous mean in these lines?

Even so zealous a hunter as General Zaroff could not trace him there, he told himself; only the devil himself could follow that complicated trail through the jungle after dark.
A. enthusiastic
B. evil
C. accurate
D. inhumane
E. unforgiving

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In the sentence provided, the word zealous is used to describe General Zaroff's accuracy in hunting. Therefore, the correct choice would be C. accurate.

It is D. inhuman. The reason he said that only the devil could follow it is because he had hid very well and he was a great hunter who could almost follow anything,

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