White Fang – Chapter 3, Part 1 Vocabulary

Auspiciously

In a way that suggests a good or successful outcome

Foreboding

A feeling that something bad is going to happen

Facetious

Not serious; joking in a sarcastic or playful way

Mincing

Walking with short

Dubiously

Doubtfully; uncertainly

Coyly

Shyly or pretending to be modest or reserved

Dissipated

Scattered or faded away; can also mean wasted (energy or life)

Fleeting

Lasting for a very short time

Spruce

Neat and tidy in appearance

Thoroughly

Completely

Outdistancing

Moving ahead of others by a large distance

Bespoken

Ordered in advance; custom-made

Stricken

Seriously affected by something (like fear

Hastened

Hurried or rushed

Agitated

Upset

Tentatively

Hesitantly or without confidence

Bellying

Swelling or bulging outward

Brutes

Wild

Seize

To take hold of something quickly and firmly

Haggard

Looking tired

Scaffold

A temporary platform for work or punishment (like hangings)

Hoisted

Lifted up

Sepulcher

A tomb or burial place

Trotting

Moving at a steady

Sedately

Calmly

Undulating

Moving in a smooth

Forthright

Direct and honest

Utilized

Used effectively

Deliberately

Done on purpose or after careful thought

Certitude

Absolute certainty or confidence

Cunning

Clever and sneaky; tricky in a smart way

Gauging

Measuring or estimating something

Prodded

Poked or pushed; encouraged to move or act

Fascinated

Very interested or amazed

Ravenous

Extremely hungry

Sustenance

Food or nourishment; something that keeps you alive

Hued

Colored (as in having a particular shade or tint)

Wistfulness

A gentle sadness or longing for something

Gustatory

Related to the sense of taste

Missile

An object thrown or shot as a weapon

Carnivorous

Meat-eating; feeding on other animals

Malignity

Cruelty or intense hatred

Delicacy

A rare or luxurious food; also

Inequalities

Differences that are unfair or uneven

Precarious

Dangerous

Arrogance

Overconfidence; believing you're better than others

Fagots

Bundles of sticks or twigs (used for firewood)

Efficacy

The ability to produce the desired result; effectiveness

Drowsy

Sleepy or half-asleep

Mechanically

Doing something like a machine; without thought or emotion

Wrathfully

Full of anger; furiously

Adhered

Stuck firmly to something

Besieged

Surrounded and attacked or overwhelmed

Instinctively

Naturally

Semblance

A likeness or outward appearance (that may be false)

Smouldering

Burning slowly with smoke but no flame; or holding back strong emotion

Protracted

Lasting a long time; extended

Itated

(Unclear — possibly a typo for “irritated”) → Annoyed

Hitherto

Until now; up to this point

Unaccusing

Not blaming or accusing

Prodding

Nudging or pushing gently to get someone to act

Maundered

Spoke or wandered aimlessly or without purpose