The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book Glossary

Abominable

Detestable, loathsome

Agate

A hard, usually streaked quartz

Bade

Greeting or farewell, as in "he bade welcome"

Battlements

Parapet with a recess along the top of a wall, usually for fortification

Byre

Barn for cows

Capering

Playful activity usually involving jumping and running

Carrion

Dead, putrefying flesh

Cornelian

Dull, red quartz

Enamel

Opaque coating or gloss on a hard or metallic surface

Fastidious

Very careful and picky in matters of taste

Festoon

Chain of flowers hung in a curve for decoration

Fevered

Affected by nervous excitement or agitation

Fretwork

Ornamental carving on wood

Furrows

Narrow trenches made by a plough

Grievously

Severely

Howdah

A seat with a canopy for riding on an elephant

Hydrophobia

Fear of water

Jasper

Yellow, brown, or red quartz

Jowl

Jaw or jawbone

Noble

Admirable

Palanquin

Wheelless vehicle usually found in India, powered by humans carrying it

Penitent

Repentant

Pranceful

Moving with high, springy steps

Presumptuous

Unduly confident and assuming

Sambar

Lentil-based broth

Scuttled

Hurried

Seldom

Rarely

Unflinching

Not turning away from something frightening or dangerous

Vanguard

Foremost part of an army or fleet ready to advance