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The Call of The Wild
The Call of The Wild Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| brumal | Relating to winter |
| kindred | One's family and relations |
| progeny | Descendent of a person, animal, or plant |
| calamity | an event causing great harm or damage |
| 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 (an event or situation, typically one that is bad or undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely. |
| bleak | (of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements. |
| timid | showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened. |
| jugular | of the neck or throat. |
| Luck | success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions. |
| obdurate | Stubbornly refusing to change one's mind |
| snarl | an aggressive growl |
| solidarity | unity or agreement of feeling action |
| potent | having, great power, influence or effect |
| courier | messenger who transports goods or documents |
| malingerer | one who fakes injury or illness to avoid work |
| feign | to fake injury or illness |
| salient | most noticeable or important |
| superfluous | unnecessary, more than enough |
| quarrel | an argument or disagreement |
| 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-lasting sadness |
| vigilant | keeping careful watch for possible danger |
| gorge | narrow valley between hills or mountains |