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Call of the wild
Vocab Mr. Marhefka, freshmen
Term | Definition |
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Brumal | (Chapter 1) It is archaic for winter or wintry |
Ferine | (Chapter 1) Fierce, feral (untamed wiled savage) |
Demesne | (Chapter 1) territory over which rule or control is exercised |
Score | (Chapter 1) a number that expresses accomplishment in a game or contest |
Imperiously | (Chapter 1) in a manner showing arrogant superiority |
Unwonted | (Chapter 1) out of the ordinary |
Intimated | (Chapter 1) marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity |
Soliloquized | (Chapter 1) talk to oneself |
Ruction | (Chapter 1) the act of making a noisy disturbance |
Morose | (Chapter 1) showing a brooding ill humor |
Vicarious | (Chapter 2) experienced at secondhand |
Antagonist | (Chapter 2) someone who offers opposition |
Appeasement | (Chapter 2) the act of acceding to demands |
Belligerent | (Chapter 2) characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight |
Discomfiture | (Chapter 2) anxious embarrassment |
Consternation | (Chapter 2) sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion |
Disconsolate | (Chapter 2) sad beyond comforting; incapable of being soothed |
Arduous | (Chapter 2) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion |
Fastidiousness | (Chapter 2) the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style |
Malingerer | (Chapter 2) someone shirking duty by feigning illness or incapacity |
Primeval | (Chapter 2) having existed from the beginning |
Divers | (Chapter 2) many and different |
Ignominious | (Chapter 2) in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree |