call of the wild voc study guide
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English | Latin |
|---|---|
vicarious | (adj) taking the place of another person or thing; acting or servicing as a substitute |
arduous | (adj) requiring great exertion; laborious, difficult |
primordial | (adj) being or happening first in sequence of time |
abjectly | (adj) utterly hopeless; miserable, humiliating or wretched |
salient | (adj) leaping or jumping |
placate | (v) to appease or pacify especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures |
fastidiousness | (adj) excessively particular, critical or demanding; hard to please |
pandemonium | (n) wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos |
insidious | (adj) stealthily treacherous or deceitful |
paroxysms | (n) any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion |
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