Chapter 25 — Vocabulary
White Fang by Jack London — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 25
- incorrigible (adjective)
- Not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.
- carnivorous (adjective)
- Feeding on flesh; predatory and savage in nature.
- avaricious (adjective)
- Having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
- perpetration (noun)
- The carrying out or commission of a crime or wrongful act.
- perjured (adjective)
- Involving or characterized by willful lying under oath.
- parlance (noun)
- A particular way of speaking or using words, especially one common to a specific group.
- sibilant (adjective)
- Making or characterized by a hissing sound.
- perceptibly (adverb)
- In a way that can be seen or noticed.
- vouchsafed (verb)
- Given or granted something as a privilege or special favor.
- tenacity (noun)
- The quality of holding firmly to something; persistent determination.
- pageant (noun)
- A brilliant display or procession; a series of elaborate scenes or events.
- bedlam (noun)
- A scene of wild uproar and confusion.
- ubiquitous (adjective)
- Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
- forsooth (adverb)
- In truth; indeed (often used ironically).
- gibbered (verb)
- Spoke rapidly and unintelligibly, typically through fear or shock.