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Nomadic

(adj.) relating to or characteristic of nomads or their way of life.“Old longings nomadic leap,Chafing at custom's chain;Again from its brumal sleepWakens the ferine strain.”Slide2

Brumal

(adj.) characteristic of or relating to winter“Again from its brumal sleepWakens the ferine strain.”Slide3

Ferine

Adj: Wild and menacing.“Chafing at customs chain;Wakens the ferine strain.”Slide4

Array

Noun: An orderly arrangement.“There were great stables, where a dozen grooms and boys held forth, rows of vine-clad servants, cottages and endless and orderly array of outhouses, long grape arbors, green pastures, orchards, and berry patches.”Slide5

demesne

(Noun) Territory over which rule or control is exercised.“…and over this great demesne Buck ruled.”Slide6

realm

(Noun) A domain in which something is dominant.“The whole realm was his.”Slide7

IMPERIOUSLY

Pg. 3 “Among the terriers he stalked imperiously, and Toots and Ysabel he utterly ignored, for he was king..”

(Adverb) In an imperious/commanding mannerSlide8

EGOSTICAL

Pg. 4 “..he had lived the life of a sated aristocrat; he had a fine pride in himself, was even a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemen sometimes become because of their insular situation.”(adj.) characteristic of having an exaggerating sense of self importance (thinks they are the best)Slide9

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Hunting and kindred outdoor delights had kept down the fat and hardened (Buck’s) muscles…”Kindred- the family or relatives of a person. Slide10

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“…the wages of a gardener’s helper do not lap over the needs of a wife and numerous progeny.”Progeny- the descendants or offspring between two or more people.Slide11

Treachery

(noun) betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature“….athletic club, on the memorable night of Manuel’s treachery. No one saw him and Buck go off through….”Slide12

Intimate

(verb) to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest.“ He had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing….”Slide13

Metamorphosed

(verb) to change strikingly the appearance or character of p.10 “His eyes turned blood shot, and he was metamorphosed

into a raging fiend

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Soliloquized

(verb) to utter a soliloquy : talk to oneself p.12 “’Answers to the name of Buck.’ the man soliloquized, quoting from the saloon keeper’s letter which had announced the consignment of the crate and contents.”Slide15

Assail

(verb) To attack someone physically or emotionally“They only laughed and poked sticks at him, which he promptly assailed with his teeth till he realized that was what they wanted.” Slide16

Unbridled

(adj.) Not restrained or controlled “He opened his eyes, and into them came the unbridled anger of a kidnapped king.”Slide17

Latent

(adj.) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormantp. 12 “The facts of life took on a fierce aspect; and while he faced that aspect uncowed, he faced it with all the latent cunning of his nature aroused.”Slide18

Dominion

(noun) the power or right of governing and controllingp.12 “As the days went by, other dogs came, in crates and at the ends of ropes, some docilely, and some raging and roaring as he had come; and, one and all, he watched them pass under the dominion of the man in the red sweater.”Slide19

Conciliated

( Verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of Page 12 “Also he saw one dog, that would neither conciliate

nor obey, finally killed in the struggle for mastery.”Slide20

Culprit

(Noun) someone who perpetrates wrongdoingPage 14 “As Buck sprang to punish him, the lash of Francois's whip sang through the air, reaching the culprit first; and nothing remained to Buck but to recover the bone.”