The Call Of The Wild Chapter 2

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Primordial

Back 1

Existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval.

He had been suddenly jerked from the heart of civilization and flung into the heart of things _________.

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Imperative

Back 2

Expressing a command or plea; peremptory

All was confusion and action, and every moment life and limb were in peril. There was ________ need to be constantly alert; for these dogs and men were not town dogs and men.

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Vicarious

Back 3

Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another

He had never seen dogs fight as these wolfish creatures fought, and his first experience taught him an unforgettable lesson. it is true, it was a _________ experience, else he would not have lived to profit by it.

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Wheeler

Back 4

The steer on a dog sled

Francois was stern, demanding instant obedience, and by virtue of his whip receiving instant obedience; while Dave, who was an experienced ________, nipped Buck's hindquarters whenever he was in error.

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Introspective

Back 5

To engage in introspection.

Billee's one fault was his excessive good nature, while Joe was the very opposite, sour and _______, with a perpetual snarl and a malignant eye.

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Malignant

Back 6

disposed to do evil

Sons of the one mother though they were, they were different as day and night. Billee's one fault was his excessive good nature, while Joe was the very opposite, sour and introspective, with a perpetual snarl and a _________ eye.

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Incarnation

Back 7

The condition of being incarnated.

Billee wagged his tail appeasingly, turned to run when he saw that appeasement was of no avail, and cried (still appeasingly) when Spitz's sharp teeth scored his flank. But no matter how Spitz circled, Joe whirled around on his heels to face him, mane bristling, ears laid back, lips writhing and snarling, jaws clipping together as fast as he could snap, and eyes diabolically gleaming--the _________ of belligerent fear.

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Discomfiture

Back 8

Frustration or disappointment.

So terrible was his appearance that Spitz was forced to forego disciplining him; but to cover his own _________ he turned upon the inoffensive and wailing Billee and drove him to the confines of the camp.

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Gaunt

Back 9

Thin and bony; angular.

By evening Perrault secured another dog, an old husky, long and lean and _______, with a battle-scarred face and a single eye which flashed a warning of prowess that commanded respect.

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Prowess

Back 10

Superior skill or ability.

By evening Perrault secured another dog, an old husky, long and lean and gaunt, with a battle-scarred face and a single eye which flashed a warning of _________ that commanded respect.

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Trice

Back 11

A very short period of time; an instant

Another lesson. So that was the way they did it, eh? Buck confidently selected a spot, and with much fuss and wasted effort proceeded to dig a hole for himself. In a ________ the heat from his body filled the confined space and he was asleep.

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Arduous

Back 12

Demanding great effort or labor; difficult

The day had been long and _____, and he slept soundly and comfortably, though he growled and barked and wrestled with bad dreams.

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Courier

Back 13

A messenger, especially one on official diplomatic business.

As _____ for the Canadian Government, bearing important dispatches, he was anxious to secure the best dogs, and he was particularly gladdened by the possession of Buck.

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Fastidiousness

Back 14

Possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail.

He swiftly lost the _____ which had characterized his old life. A dainty eater, he found that his mates, finishing first, robbed him of his unfinished ration. There was no defending it.

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Malingerer

Back 15

To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work.

When he saw Pike, one of the new dogs, a clever _________ and thief, slyly steal a slice of bacon when Perrault's back was turned, he duplicated the performance the following day, getting away with the whole chunk.

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Acuteness

Back 16

Having a sharp point or tip.

Sight and scent became remarkably keen, while his hearing developed such _________ that in his sleep he heard the faintest sound and knew whether it heralded peace or peril. He learned to bite the ice out with his teeth when it collected between his toes; and when he was thirsty and there was a thick scum of ice over the water hole, he would break it by rearing and striking it with stiff fore legs.

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Conspicuous

Back 17

Easy to notice; obvious.

His most _______ trait was an ability to scent the wind and forecast it a night in advance.

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Woe

Back 18

Deep distress or misery, as from grief; wretchedness.

And his cadences were their cadences, the cadences which voiced their ____ and what to them was the meaning of the stillness, and the cold, and dark.

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Divers

Back 19

Various; several; sundry.

Thus, as token of what a puppet thing life is, the ancient song surged through him and he came into his own again; and he came because men had found a yellow metal in the North, and because Manuel was a gardener's helper whose wages did not lap over the needs of his wife and ______ small copies of himself.