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Call of the Wild Vocabulary
Vocabulary Term | Definition |
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Swarthy | Dark Complexion |
Fastidiousness | Great care about one's habits |
Primeval | Ancient, primordial |
Progeny | Offspring, descendents |
Pandemonium | Wild confusion, disorder, or uproar |
Futilely | Without achieving a positive result |
Demense | Estate, especially one belonging to a lord |
Lacerated | Torn jaggedly, mangled |
Metamorphosed | Transformed |
Morose | Gloomy, ill tempered |
Primordial | Existing in earlier times, primitive |
Ignominiously | Shamefully, dishonorably |
Celerity | Speed |
Callowness | Youthful inexperience, immaturity |
Repugnance | Extreme dislike |
Q.E.D (Quod Erat Demonstrandum) | That which ought to be proved has been proven |
Covert | Hidden, disguised |
Perambulating | Walking |
Plethoric | Full, almost to the point of overflowing |
Chaff | Worthless outer coating of grain |
Paroxyms | Sudden, convulsive outbursts |
Usurp | Seize control of; overthrow |
Voracious | Greedy in eating |
Orthodox | Conforming to traditional standards |
Copius | Abundant, plentiful, wordy |
Amenities | Acts of courteous social behavior |
Salient | Noticeable |