The Call of the Wild Chapter 4 Vocabulary Practice

ignominiously

Shamefully; humiliatingly

malinger

To pretend to be sick in order to avoid something

Aurora Borealis

a colorful, glowing display in the sky caused when particles from the sun strike oxygen and nitrogen atoms in the ionosphere; also called the Northern Lights

remnant

a small part remaining behind

primordial

(adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic

unwonted

(adj.) not usual or expected; not in character

imperious

(adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

Lugubriously (adv)

very sadly or mournfully

perplexed

completely baffled; very puzzled

intimated

imply or hint

uproarious

making great noise (not necessarily negative)

consultation

meeting for discussion or planning

progeny

offspring; children

obdurate

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

celerity

swiftness, rapidity of motion or action