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adj. having skill in achieving goals by trickery.
Mowgli was cunning enough to use the Red Flower against the tiger before the Pack could intervene.
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adj. showing control over one's behavior and actions.
The wolf pack remained disciplined under Akela's leadership, following the Law even when the hunt went badly.
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adj. fierce and violent.
The dholes were ferocious fighters, but they had never faced a pack that hunted alongside a man-cub.
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adv. very serious or important; causing deep concern
Bagheera spoke gravely of the Red Flower, warning Mowgli that fire was a tool no jungle beast could master.
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adv. in a way that shows authority or power.
Shere Khan spoke imperiously at the Council Rock, expecting every wolf to bow before his striped authority.
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adj. without thinking or in way that is natural
Mowgli's instinctive crouch at the sound of a twig snapping was something no man had ever taught him.
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v. to hold someone's attention completely.
Kaa could mesmerize his prey with slow, hypnotic coils, drawing the unwary closer with every deliberate movement.
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adj. doing what you are told to do.
Mowgli was obedient to the Law of the Jungle in ways that no man-cub had ever been before.
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adj. relating to animals that hunt other animals for food.
There was a predatory grace in the way Shere Khan limped forward, lame paw notwithstanding, toward the Council fire.
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adv. in a way that shows deep respect.
The younger wolves listened reverently as Baloo recited the Master Words of the jungle creatures one by one.
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n. a supreme ruler or monarch.
Shere Khan moved through the undergrowth as sovereign and unchallenged as any creature the jungle had ever known.
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adj. done or acting in a secretive or covert way; sneaky; furtive
Bagheera moved stealthily through the tall grass, his black coat invisible against the shadows of the night hunt.
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adj. relating to a specific area or region.
The wolves grew territorial when strange packs approached the den, and Akela's howl silenced every challenger.
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adj. 1 neverceasing; 2 not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
The jungle was unrelenting in its demands, testing every creature daily with heat, hunger, and hidden danger.
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adj. 1 able to inflict a poisoned bite or sting or wound 2 marked by deep ill will
Kaa's venomous reputation kept even the bravest animals at a respectful distance in the Cold Lairs.
