Call of the Wild Vocab Final

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Brumal - "Again from its brumal sleep wakens the ferine strain."

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relating to winter

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Egotistical - "...he had a fine pride in himself, was ever a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemen sometimes become because of their insular situation."

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excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself

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Wheedling - "Now and again came strangers, who talked excitedly, wheedling, and in all kinds of fashions to the man in the red sweater."

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using flattery or coaxing in order to persuade someone to do something

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Consignment - "...quoting from the saloon-keeper’s letter, which had announced the consignment of the crate and contents."

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a batch of goods destined for or delivered to someone

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Imperative - "There was an imperative need to be constantly alert, for these dogs and men were not town dogs and men."

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of vital importance

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Vicarious - "It is true, it was a vicarious experience, else he would not have lied to profit by it."

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experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person

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Belligerent - "... Joe whirled around on his heels to face him, mane bristling, ears laid back, lips writhing and snarling... the incarnation of belligerent fear."

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hostile and aggressive

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Indiscretion - "Of this offence Buck was unwittingly guilty, and the first knowledge he had of his indiscretion was when Sol-leks whirled upon him and slashed his shoulder to the bone..."

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behavior or speech that displays a lack of good judgment

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Fastidious - "He swiftly lost the fastidiousness which had characterized his old life."

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very concerned about matters of cleanliness

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Insidious - "The insidious revolt led by Buck had destroyed the solidarity of the team."

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proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects