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Semester 1 Exam - Vocabulary from The Call of the Wild

10 of these 25 words will be on your Semester 1 English Exam. 5 of the words will be presented in the context of a sentence from The Call of the Wild, and 5 will be presented without context. All 10 questions will be multiple choice.
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  1. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
    Page 2.
  2. ambition
    a strong drive for success
    Page 23.
  3. courier
    a person who carries a message
    Page 25.
  4. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
    Page 22
  5. mutiny
    open rebellion against constituted authority
    Page 44
  6. uncouth
    lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
    Page 14.
  7. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
    Page 19
  8. copious
    large in number or quantity
    Page 82
  9. salient
    conspicuous, prominent, or important
    Page 71
  10. metamorphose
    change in outward structure or looks
    Page 9
  11. revelation
    the act of making something evident
    Page 13
  12. latent
    potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
    Page 13
  13. toil
    work hard
    Page 58
  14. perplexed
    full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
    Page 67
  15. fraught
    filled with or attended with
    Page 86
  16. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
    Page 80
  17. chivalrous
    attentive and honorable like an ideal knight
    Page 83
  18. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
    Page 77
  19. wrath
    intense anger
    Page 7
  20. conciliate
    gain the good will of or cause to be more favorably inclined
    Page 13
  21. sheepish
    showing a sense of shame
    Page 57
  22. slovenly
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person
    Page 72
  23. insubordination
    defiance of authority
    Page 45
  24. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
    Page 43
  25. monotonous
    tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
    Page 61
Created on 一月 20, 2014 (updated 一月 20, 2014)

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