Chapter 17 — Vocabulary
White Fang by Jack London — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 17
- tutelage
- Protection, guardianship, or instruction by a tutor or mentor.
- susceptibility
- The quality of being easily affected or influenced by something.
- derisively
- In a manner expressing contempt or ridicule.
- transports
- Overwhelming states of emotion, especially ecstasy or rage, that carry one beyond rational control.
- malignantly
- In a manner showing intense ill will or desire to cause harm.
- superfluous
- Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary; extra.
- sinew
- A tendon or tough fibrous tissue; by extension, muscular strength or power.
- wreak
- To cause or inflict (damage, vengeance, or punishment).
- vouchsafed
- Granted, given, or permitted, often in a condescending or gracious manner.
- invariably
- In every case; without exception; always.
- plasticity
- The quality of being easily shaped, molded, or adapted by external forces.
- arch-fiend
- A chief fiend or supreme villain; the worst of evildoers.
- gloated
- Contemplated or dwelt on something with great and often malicious satisfaction.
- tenacity
- The quality of holding firmly; persistent determination or stubbornness.
- antagonists
- Opponents or adversaries in a conflict or contest.
- immediateness
- The quality of occurring without delay; instantaneousness.