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Call of the Wild
Question | Answer |
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precious | valuable |
estate | house and land/property |
groom | person that takes care of horses |
cottage | small house |
arbor | wooden fence that vines grow on |
pasture | land where animals graze |
gamble | betting money for something |
gruffly | rough and stern |
wages | paycheck |
shriek | yell |
suffering | to be in pain |
primitive | not developed/wild |
crates | a type of cage |
shed | a tiny building |
bristling | standing up straight |
cower | to crouch in fear |
fearful | afraid |
scrawny | thin and bony |
evenhanded | fair |
lash | punishment with a whip |
opinion | a personal belief |
gloomy | sad;dark |
constantly | over again and again |
savages | wild |
agony | pain |
instincts | feelings that come from within; keep us alive |
anxious | nerveous |
toil | work |
timberline | the top of a mountain where trees stop growing |
Avoided | To keep away |
Rival | A competitor |
Moccasins | Leather shoes |
Mad | Having rabies |
Urgent | Needing immediate attention |
Rage | Violent fit of anger |
trotted | to run over |
retreated | to give up/back away |
revolt | to rise up and fight back |
judgement | a decision |
unruly | out of control |
loafing | wasting time |
exchange | trade |
strained | forced |
brutes | beasts;animals |
weary | exhausted |
bitter | resentful |
timid | shy |
disaster | a horrible event |
numb | to lose feeling |
tenderly | gently |
good-natured | friendly |
arouse | to awaken feelings |
ideal | perfection |
gaze | to stare at |
tolerated | to put up with |
roamed | wander around |
chant | to talk in a sing-song voice |
ruins | destroyed buildings |
frenzy | uncontrolled excitement |