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Call of the Wild
Grade 6 Chapters 5-7
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| wretched | in bad shape, miserable |
| dwindled | to get smaller |
| taut | having no slack, stretched to the limit |
| slovenly | untidy, unkempt, like a slob |
| suppress | to put down |
| superfluous | unnecessary |
| perambulating | to walk around and look |
| inarticulate | cannot talk well |
| enticed | to tease |
| passive | inactive |
| chasm | a hole in the earth |
| appalled | shocked with surprise |
| babel | confusion of sounds |
| indiscreet | unwise |
| ramshackle | carelessly constructed, ready to collapse |
| obilterate | to destroy |
| musing | thinking |
| lope | to leap or run |
| carnivorous | meat eater |
| usurp | to take by force |