Call of the Wild Chapter 3

Sue H.
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  1. malingerer
    someone shirking duty by feigning illness or incapacity
  2. marauder
    someone who attacks in search of loot
  3. covert
    secret or hidden
  4. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  5. travail
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
  6. placatingly
    in a placating manner
  7. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  8. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  9. shirk
    avoid one's assigned duties
  10. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  11. sinister
    wicked, evil, or dishonorable
  12. relentless
    never-ceasing
Created on Fri Jan 11 01:28:10 EST 2013 (updated Fri Jan 11 01:33:11 EST 2013)

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