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Call of Wild Ch3-4
Call of the Wild Ch. 3-4
Term | Definition |
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daunted | v. make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive. |
resolutely | adv. in a manner of showing firm determination or purpose; decisively |
conspicuous | adj. obvious to the eye or mind |
abjectly | adv. in a hopeless resigned manner; most unfortunately or miserably |
solidarity | n. a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group; commonality |
insidious | adj. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; harmful |
inexorable | adj. impossible to stop or prevent; unstoppable; stubborn |
placatingly | adv. in a manner intended to pacify by granting demands; to stop someone from feeling angry; appeasingly, pacifyingly |
coveted | adj./v. strongly desired |
mutiny | n./v. open rebellion against constituted authority |
wonted | adj. commonly used or practiced; usual, accustomed, customary, habitual |
floundered | v. move clumsily or struggle to move; staggered |
precipitate v. | v. cause (an event or situation, typically one that is bad or undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, |
precipitate adj. | adj. *done with very great haste and without due deliberation; hasty, hurried |