call of the wild 1 Flashcards
ethereal
(adj) heavenly; as light and insubstantial as a gas or ether
revere
(v) to respect highly; to honor
soporific
(adj) extremely sleepy; very boring
spawn
(v) to bring forth; to produce a large number
surrogate
(n) a substitute
terse
adj) using no unnecessary words
usurp
(v) to seize wrongfully
volatile
(adj) highly unstable; quick to evaporate; explosive
petulant
(adj) rude; cranky; ill tempered
paradigm
(n) a model or example
(adj) heavenly; as light and insubstantial as a gas or ether
ethereal
(v) to respect highly; to honor
revere
(adj) extremely sleepy; very boring
soporific
(v) to bring forth; to produce a large number
spawn
n) a substitute
surrogate
adj) using no unnecessary words
terse
(v) to seize wrongfully
usurp
(adj) highly unstable; quick to evaporate; explosive
volatile
(adj) rude; cranky; ill tempered
petulant
(n) a model or example
paradigm