Chapter 4 — Vocabulary
White Fang by Jack London — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 4
- loath
- Reluctant or unwilling to do something.
- forego
- To go without or give up something.
- grizzled
- Having grey or grey-streaked hair or fur, typically suggesting age.
- precipitately
- In a sudden, hasty, or rash manner.
- discomfiture
- A feeling of unease, embarrassment, or frustration; a state of being defeated.
- prodigiously
- To a remarkably great degree; enormously.
- foredoomed
- Condemned or destined to fail or be destroyed beforehand.
- palmated
- Having a broad, flat shape resembling an open palm, typically describing moose antlers.
- erstwhile
- Former; of a previous time.
- placate
- To make someone less angry or hostile; to calm or soothe.
- protracted
- Lasting for a longer time than expected or desired; prolonged.
- guttural
- Produced in the throat; harsh-sounding.
- myriad
- A countless or extremely great number.
- wistfulness
- A feeling of vague or regretful longing.
- quandary
- A state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially about what to do.
- decorous
- Proper, dignified, and in good taste.
- condescended
- Did something regarded as below one's dignity; deigned.
- inertness
- The state of being motionless, inactive, or lifeless.