The Call of the Wild- Vocab

3. Someone (or a dog, like Pike) who exaggerates or feigns illness to escape duty or work.
4. An abbreviation for the Latin quod erat demonstrandum, meaning "which was to be demonstrated".
7. A pluralized reference to Charles, one of Buck's inexperienced and incompetent masters.
12. Walking or traveling through or around a place.
16. Long, narrow openings or cracks, often in the ice or rock.
17. To exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work.
18. Casings containing explosive charges and bullets for firearms.
20. Looking or sounding very sad and dismal.
21. A coastal city in Alaska that served as a major gateway to the Klondike gold fields.
24. The sister of Hal and wife of Charles, known for her impracticality and sentimental nature on the trail.
26. A forcefully reproachful protest.
28. Sullen, gloomy, or ill-tempered; often used to describe the temperament of some sled dogs.
29. A heated argument or disagreement, often occurring between the dogs for pack leadership.

1. A term meaning one hundred (a "score" is twenty).
2. A heavy steering pole at the front of a sled used to guide it and keep it from overturning.
5. A seasoned and "gloomy" sled dog on Buck's team who preferred to be left alone and took great pride in his work.
6. Characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization; careless.
8. Done in a manner that is held back, restrained, or kept from public knowledge.
9. Having sore or tender feet from much walking, a common condition for the dogs on the long trail.
10. Exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement.
11. Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.
13. The state of being inexperienced or immature, often referring to the "Southland" characters who were unprepared for the North.
14. Using only one syllable; or speaking very briefly.
15. A lake in the Yukon territory that sled dog teams, like Buck’s, had to cross.
18. To persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
19. Dogs of a mixed or indeterminate breed.
22. To shock or excite someone into taking action.
23. Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
25. Following what is traditionally accepted as right or true; conventional.
27. Violent, uncontrollable anger.