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The Call of the Wild section 2 vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the late 1800s, in order to quickly get important messages to the people participating in the gold rush in the Yukon Territory of Canada, ________________ services were used since the mail system took much longer to arrive.

a)

mallingerer

b)

courier

c)

antagonist

d)

retrogression

2.

The __________________ stare of the creature made me tremble in my shoes.

a)

malignant

b)

malingerer

c)

gaunt

d)

vicarious

3.

When the same student became “sick” every time there was a test, I realized that he was not really sick and was being a ______________________.

a)

antagonist

b)

malignant

c)

malingerer

d)

courier

4.

I tried to __________________ the crying baby by rocking her and giving her a bottle.

a)

vicarious

b)

retrogression

c)

arduous

d)

appease

5.

I knew that trek up the steep mountain would be an __________________ task, but I knew the view from the top would be worth it in the end.

a)

vicarious

b)

arduous

c)

disconsolate

d)

malignant

6.

I could count every rib on the __________________, abandoned animal and knew I had to do something to help her.

a)

disconsolate

b)

malignant

c)

malingerer

d)

gaunt

7.

When the dog was abandoned in the wild, it went through a __________________ to more primitive ways in order to survive.

a)

vicarious

b)

retrogression

c)

appease

d)

courier

8.

When the man approached the dog with a club, the dog knew that this person was his ___________, not his friend.

a)

antagonist

b)

courier

c)

retrogression

d)

malingerer

9.

As the voting results came in for student council president, Molly grew ____________ since she realized she would lose the election.

a)

disconsolate

b)

malingerer

c)

malignant

d)

gaunt

10.

After watching the car being swept away after the driver entered the flood waters, my family decided to turn around and not to drive into the water. This would be a _______ experience.

a)

retrogression

b)

vicarious

c)

disconsolate

d)

appease

11.

learning by watching someone else's experience

a)

malingerer

b)

retrogression

c)

vicarious

d)

appease

12.

evil

a)

malingerer

b)

malignant

c)

disconsolate

d)

arduous

13.

hard to accomplish; difficult

a)

arduous

b)

appease

c)

vicarious

d)

retrogression

14.

to bring peace or quiet

a)

disconsolate

b)

appease

c)

antagonist

d)

courier

15.

becoming more primitive or less developed

a)

retrogression

b)

vicarious

c)

disconsolate

d)

ardusous