Illustrated glossary of vocabulary words

1. 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 sleep
Wakens the ferine strain.”

2. Brumal
(adj.) characteristic of or relating to
winter
“Again from its brumal sleep
Wakens the ferine strain.”

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

4. 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.”

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

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

7. Pg. 3 “Among the terriers he stalked
imperiously, and Toots and Ysabel he utterly
ignored, for he was king..”
(Adverb) In an imperious/commanding
manner

8. 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)

9. P G . 6 “ H U N T I N G A N D K I N D R E D O U T D O O R D E L I G H T S
H A D K E P T D OW N T H E FAT A N D H A R D E N E D ( B U C K ’ S )
M U S C L E S … ”
Kindred- the family or relatives of a person.

10. P G . 7 “ … T H E WAG ES O F A G A R D E N E R ’ S H E L P E R D O N OT
L A P OV E R T H E N E E D S O F A W I F E A N D N U M E RO U S
P RO G E N Y.”
Progeny- the descendants or offspring
between two or more people.

11. 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….”

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

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

14. (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.”

15. 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.”

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

17. Latent
(adj.) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant
p. 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.”

18. Dominion
(noun) the power or right of governing and
controlling
p.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.”

19. 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.”

20. Culprit
(Noun) someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
Page 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.”