Chapter 5 — Vocabulary
White Fang by Jack London — key words and definitions
Vocabulary Words from Chapter 5
- apprehensive
- Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen.
- loath
- Reluctant or unwilling to do something.
- imperative
- Of vital importance; crucial; urgent.
- solicitous
- Showing attentive care or concern for someone's well-being.
- fissure
- A long, narrow opening or crack, especially in rock or earth.
- perturbation
- A state of anxiety or unease; disturbance.
- progeny
- Offspring; the young or descendants of a person or animal.
- rankling
- Causing persistent irritation, pain, or resentment.
- wrathfully
- In a manner full of intense anger.
- ptarmigan
- A type of grouse found in arctic and subarctic regions, with feathered feet and plumage that changes color seasonally.
- leeward
- On the side sheltered from the wind; downwind.
- petrifaction
- The state of being petrified or turned to stone; complete motionless rigidity.
- impregnable
- Unable to be captured, broken into, or overcome.
- repast
- A meal or feast.
- unscathed
- Without suffering any injury or damage.
- profusely
- In large amounts; abundantly or excessively.
- menacing
- Suggesting the presence of danger; threatening.