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Call of the Wild V
Vocabulary chapter 5; The Call of the Wild by Jack London
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| superfluous | overflow; beyond what is required; extra |
| prejudices | prejudge; unfavorable opinions formed before knowledge |
| perambulating | to walk all over; to thoroughly cover by walking |
| insensible | without sense or feeling |
| impending | hanging over, about to happen |
| inarticulate | disjointed, not connected, or hard to understand |
| convulsed | pull together, violent contractions |
| feigned | pretended |
| interval | period of time |
| remonstrance | complaint |
| repugnance | strong distaste |
| imperative | necessary |
| voracious | craving a large quantity |
| incompetence | lack of ability |
| importuned | begged for |
| terse | abrupt |
| fraught | full of |