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Call of the Wild
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |