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Call of the Wild
| 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 before time |
| peril | serious or immediet danger |
| imperative | of vital importance |
| assailant | a person who physically attacks another |
| discomfort | uneasy feeling or embarrassment |
| precipitate | cause to happen suddenly |
| bleak | lacking vegetation, exposed to elements |
| timid | lacking confidence, easily frightened |
| jugular | neck or throat |
| luck | determined courage |
| obdurate | stubbbornly refusing to change one's mind |
| snarl | an aggressive growl |
| courier | messenger who transports goods or documents |
| solidarity | unity or agreement of feeling or action |
| potent | having great power, influence or effect |
| malinger | one who fakes injury or illness to avoid work |
| feign | to fake an injury or illness |
| salient | most noticable and important |
| superfluous | unneceessary, more than enough |
| quarrel | an argument or disagreement |
| entice | attract or tempt |
| pompous | self-important, arrogant |
| transient | lasting only a short time |
| eddy | a circle motion in water creating a small whirlpool |
| ramshackle | in a state of serious disrepair |
| abundance | very large quinty of something |
| melancholy | Deep long lasting sadness |
| vigilant | keeping careful watch for possible danger |
| gorge | narrow valley between the hills |
| Eloquent | fluent of persuasive in speaking |