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Call of the Wild IV
Vocabulary chapter 4; The Call of the Wild by Jack London
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| celerity | swiftness; speed |
| deluged | inundated; overcome |
| monotonous | boring, tedious; dull; lacking in variety |
| perpetual | everlasting, continuous |
| flounder | to struggle clumsily |
| lugubriously | in an exaggerated mournful or sad way |
| compulsive | compelling, irresistible |
| obdurate | stubbornly resistant |
| lapsed | declined, expired |
| resiliency | ability to recover |
| gleaming | shining |
| morose | gloomy |
| perplexed | bewildered, puzzled |
| yearning | longing for |