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C of W 4-5
Call of the 'wild vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| speed | celerity |
| to have an ambition to achieve something | aspired |
| done without choice or control | involuntarily |
| noticeable; striking | salient |
| strong dislike or distaste | repugnance |
| unnecessary; extra | superfluous |
| constant | chronic |
| eating or wanting large amounts of food | voracious |
| to persuade by flattery; coax | cajole |
| numerous | copious |
| wishing evil or harm | malignant |
| filled | fraught |
| a deep crack | fissure |
| harmless; not offensive | innocuously |
| uncertain how to act; wavering | irresolutely |
| about to happen; threatening | impending |
| not understandable | inarticulate |