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Call Of The Wild
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Brumal | Relating to winter |
| Kindred | one's family and relations |
| Progeny | descendent of a person, animal, and plant |
| Calamity | an event causing great harm |
| Genial | friendly and cheerful |
| Primordial | existing at or from the beginning of time |
| Peril | serious or immediate danger |
| Imperative | of vital importance |
| Assailant | person who physically attacks another |
| Discomfiture | uneasy feeling or embarrassment |
| Precipitate | cause to happen suddenly |
| Bleak | lacking vegetation, exposed to the elements |
| Timid | lacking confidence, easily frightened |
| Jugular | neck or throat |
| Luck | determined courage |
| solidaryity | unity or agreement of feeling or action |
| courier | messager who transports goods or documents |
| potent | having great power, infuence or affect |
| snarl | an aggressive growl |
| malingere | one who fakes injury or illness to avoid work |
| salient | most noticeable or important |
| feign | to fake an injury or illness |
| quarrel | an argument to disagreement |
| superfluous | unnecessary, more than enough |
| entice | attract or tempt |
| pompous | self-important, arrogant |
| eloquent | fluent or persuasive in speaking |
| transient | lasting only a short time |
| eddy | circular movement of water causing a small whirlpool |
| ramshackle | in a state of serious disrepair |
| abundance | very large quantity of something |
| melancholy | deep, long-lasing sadness |
| vigilant | keeping careful watch for possible danger |
| gorge | narrow valley between hills or mountains |