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Something feral is fierce, ferocious, wild, untamed, undomesticated, or f_r__che.
We took the word "feral" from French, where it traces back further to the Latin ferus, meaning "wild."
Part of speech:
The semi-common word "feral" helps you instantly label animals that are wild, free-roaming, and maybe destructive. Or people who act the same.
"The rubbish heap was still there, breeding its multigenerational population of feral dogs."
Explain the meaning of "feral" without saying "savage" or "ferocious."
Fill in the blanks: "(People behaved like animals in some way.) Some have attributed (or misattributed) this feral behavior to (something)."
Try to spend 20 seconds or more on the game below. Don’t skip straight to the review—first, let your working memory empty out.
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One opposite of FERAL is
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