call of the wild vocab Crossword

utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched
the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation
exulting; highly elated; jubilant; triumphant.
causing grief or great sorrow
a partner in marriage; spouse
bewildered; puzzled
to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
a nonhuman creature; beast.
of the nature of or characterized by convulsions or spasms.
one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
of or relating to the throat or neck.
active during the night
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
to force or drive, especially to a course of action
to overcome with fear; intimidate
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos
powerful; mighty
an elastic substance of cross-linked protein chains found in the cuticles of many insects, especially in the wings.