Vocabulary Flashcards Call of the Wild Chapters 1 & 2

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acquaintance

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A person known to one, but usually not a close friend

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appeasement

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Accepting demands in order to avoid conflict

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consternation

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dismay, confusion

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fastidious

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giving careful attention to detail

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forebear

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ancestor

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imperious

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arrogantly domineering or overbearing

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intolerable

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unacceptable; incapable of being put up with

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lacerate

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to tear (flesh) jaggedly

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loathsome

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Causing hatred or disgust

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loll

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be lazy or idle; hang loosely or laxly