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Mowgli's Brothers
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| threshold | the floor or ground at an entrance or doorway |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| mean | common; low in status |
| moon | a month |
| scour | to search thoroughly |
| quarry | a person or animal that is hunted; prey |
| mangy | having bare or dirty spots |
| fostering | raising; bringing up |
| cunning | slyness or cleverness |
| veterans | those who are experienced |
| monotonous | never changing; dull |
| dispute | quarrel or disagreement |
| assembly | group gathered for a specific purpose |
| pads | small cushion-like parts on the bottoms of feet of certain animals |
| cultivated | prepared and tended to soil to grow plants |
| sullenly | silently and angrily; gloomy |
| fodder | chopped cornstalks, hay, and other dry food for farm animals |
| husband man | a farmer |
| wicker | material made of thin twigs or branches that bed easily |
| byre | barn |
| prime | the best or highest stage or condition |
| fawn | flatter |
| marrow | the soft material inside bones |
| gullet | throat |
| stature | height; build |
| illuminate | to make understandable |
| loathed | despised; hated |
| traits | special features or qualites |
| industrious | working hard; diligent |