Vocab Call of the Wild

Calamity

An event that causes damage or distress.

Ruction

A disturbance or agrument

Uncowed

Not indimidated or frightened into submission

Swarthy

Dark, drafty, skin.

Primordial

Something that has excited since the beginning of time that represent the early stages of development.

Vicarious

Taking the place of another person or thing

Wheeler

a person or thing that uses wheels

Malignant

describes a severe life threatening condition

Diabolically

As a devil; in an evil manner.

Belligerent

inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive

Arduous

Demanding great effort or labor; difficul

Trouncing

A sound defeat.

Malingerer

Someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity

Divined

past tense of that is related to or comes from God or a god

Pandemonium

wild uproar or chaotic situation

Din

Loud, confused, harsh noise;

Inexorable

Impossible to stop

Obdurate

Stubbornly refusing to change

Celerity

Swiftness of action or motion

Morose

Sullenly melancholy; gloom

Languorously

pleasantly tired or not very active

Salient

Strikingly conspicuous; prominent. synonym: noticeable

Chaffering

haggling or bargaining over a price or exchange.

Slipshod

Lack of care or thought

Repugnance

Extreme dislike or aversion

Superfluous

Being beyond what is required or sufficient

Hastened

move or act quickly,

Chivalrously

behaving in a polite and kind way,

Impeachment

arraignment; or obstruction

Callous

Emotionally hardened; unfeeling.

Ministrations

The act or process of serving or aiding

Convalescence

Gradual return to health and strength after illness

Mandate

An authoritative command or instruction.

Imperiously

domineering or haughty manner,

Plethoric

Excessive in quantity

Quibble

To argue or find fault over trivial matters

Obliterated

Destroyed so thoroughly

Chaff

To make fun of in a good-natured way; tease.

Paroxysms

A sudden outburst of emotion or action

Palpitant

Shaking; trembling