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Call of the Wild Voc
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| brumal | relating to winter |
| kindred | One,\'s family religions |
| progeny | descendant of a person, animal, or plant |
| calamity | an event counseling great harm |
| genial | happy friendly or clam |
| 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 | neck or throat |
| jugular | determined courage |
| luck | stubbornly refusing to change one’s mind |
| obdurate | an aggressive growl |
| snarl | messenger who transports goods or documents |
| courier | unity or agreement of feeling or action |
| solidarity | having great power, influence or effect |
| potent | one who fakes injury or illness to avoid work |
| malingerer | to fake an injury or illness |
| feign | most noticeable or important |
| salient | unnecessary, more than enough |
| superfluous | an argument or disagreement |
| quarrel | attract or tempt |
| entice | self-important, arrogant |
| pompous | fluent or persuasive in speaking |
| eloquent | lasting only a short time |
| transient | circular movement of water causing a small whirlpool |
| eddy | |
| 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 |