Call Of The Wild Vocabulary
Call of the Wild Vocabulary Word Lists with uncommon words and their definitions
Chapter One
- Tidewater - living by the tide or coast (in this context, the Pacific coast)
- Sound - ocean inlet larger than a bay
- Veranda - partially enclosed porch
- Demesne - the part of a large estate that is used by the owner and not rented to tenants
- Vast - very large
- Obscure - hidden, not easily seen
- Dormant - sleeping, not active
- Affirmative - positive, answer is yes
- Progeny - offspring
- Unwonted - unusual
- Futile - useless, hopeless
- Vile - nasty, dreadful
- Conveyance - transportation
- Hydrophobia - rabies
- Impending - about to happen soon, imminent
- Calamity - disaster
- Genial - friendly
- Uncowed - not afraid, not cowardly or bowing
- Docile - gentle, tame
- Conciliate - make peace with, agree with
- Weazened - thin, shriveled
- Pervaded - spread through
Chapter Two
- Primordial - earliest life forms, untamed
- Imperative - necessary
- Vicarious - acting or suffering on behalf of someone else
- Draught animal - animal that pulls a load
- Gaunt - lean, haggard
- Ambition - desire to achieve
- Disconsolate - cannot be consoled or comforted
- Thrice - three times
- Courier - messenger or carrier
- Retaliate - get revenge
- Indispensable - can’t get along without
- Retrogression - going backwards, opposite of progression
- Leeward - the wind is behind, blowing against one’s back (opposite of windward or facing the wind)
- Inexorable - unyielding, not giving
Chapter Three
Chapter 4
- Obdurate - unyielding, stubborn to change
- Celerity - speed
- Monotonous - boring, same
- Lugubriously - mournful, gloomy
