Chapter 10 — Vocabulary
White Fang by Jack London — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 10
- vindicated (verb)
- Proved to be right or justified
- indubitably (adverb)
- Without doubt; unquestionably
- malignant (adjective)
- Disposed to cause harm or suffering; having intense ill will
- morose (adjective)
- Sullen and ill-tempered; gloomy
- comportment (noun)
- Manner of behaving or conducting oneself
- implacable (adjective)
- Unable to be appeased, calmed, or satisfied; relentless
- inveigle (verb)
- To persuade someone through cleverness, flattery, or deception
- occultly (adverb)
- In a hidden or mysterious manner; secretly
- forlornly (adverb)
- In a pitiful, sad, and lonely manner
- fusillade (noun)
- A rapid and continuous discharge of firearms or a volley of projectiles
- dishevelled (adjective)
- Untidy or disordered in appearance
- hectoring (verb)
- Talking to someone in a bullying, intimidating manner
- garmenture (noun)
- Clothing or outward covering; used figuratively for external form
- insidiously (adverb)
- In a gradually harmful but enticing manner; treacherously
- replete (adjective)
- Filled or well-supplied with something