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1) make a person/become uncontrollably wild (berserk)

2) a wild ox (bison)

3) a wild male pig (boar)

4) a wild bush with long prickly stems producing blackberries (bramble)

5) a bush with thorns, especially the wild rose (brier)

6) a kind of large wild cat (also called a puma) (cougar)

7) wild and strange; impossible to carry out (fantastic)

8) wild or extravagant creative thought or mental pictures (fantasy)

9) to make wild and usually useless efforts (as when one is in deep water and unable to swim) (flounder)

10) a wild animal of the dog family, with red fur and a bushy tail (fox)

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Meaning:
animal

a living thing that can feel and move about

beastlike; carnal

barbarian

an uncultured person

crude, savage

barbaric

cruel, uncultured

crude, savage

barbarous

extremely cruel

crude, savage

bleak

(of the weather, a region) cold and miserable

barren

boisterous

(of a person, behaviour) noisy and cheerful

noisy and mischievous

camp

a place where tourists, soldiers, explorers etc live in tents or huts

consciously affecting the unfashionable, weird, or bizarre

choppy

(of the sea) moving in short, irregular waves

wavy

colonial

of a colony or colonies

pioneering, relating to a non-independent or new territory

desert

(a large area of) land that is without water and trees, often sand-covered

barren, uncultivated

desolate

(of a place) in a ruined, neglected state

unused, barren

desperate

(of a person) filled with despair and ready to do anything regardless of danger

reckless, outrageous

ding-dong

(with) a sound of bells

fickle, irresponsible

dissolute

(of a person, behaviour) immoral, evil

lacking restraint, indulgent

distraught

extremely troubled or upset

very upset, worked-up

drafty

draughty

breezy

eager

full of, showing, strong desire or willingness

anxious, enthusiastic

eccentric

(of a person, behaviour) odd; not normal (and often amusing)

bizarre, unusual

ecstatic

of, concerning, causing, feeling, ecstasy

very happy, blissful

exciting

causing strong feelings of pleasure, interest etc

inspiring, exhilarating

explosive

(a substance) that can explode

volatile, dangerous

fanciful

(of a person) led by imagination instead of reason and experience

imaginary, romantic

ferocious

fierce, cruel, violent

violent, barbaric

fierce

violent; cruel; angry

violent, menacing

fractious

(of a person) irritable; bad-tempered

grouchy, cross

frantic

extremely worried, anxious, full of pain; very busy, excited

distressed, distracted

frantically

frenziedly

frenziedly

frenetic

frantic

maniacal

giddy

causing, having, the feeling that everything is turning round so that one cannot stand steady

silly, impulsive

hectic

full of excitement and without rest

frantic, turbulent

hyperactive

abnormally active

excessively active

hysterical

caused by, suffering from, hysteria

very upset, excited

impractical

not sensible because not doing well or achieving that which is intended

unrealistic

imprecise

not precise

erroneous

inaccurate

not accurate

erroneous

inartistic

not artistic

crude, primitive

incoherent

nor coherent

unintelligible

insane

foolish; with little or no purpose

mentally ill; foolish

irrational

without the power to reason; absurd, not reasonable

illogical, senseless

irresponsible

(especially) (doing things, done) without a proper sense of responsibility

careless, reckless

lavish

(of a person) giving or producing freely, liberally or generously; given in great amounts

profuse; splendid

merry

happy; cheerful; bright and gay

very happy; festive

natal

of, from, birth

innate, inherent

native

of, connected with, the place of one's birth

innate, inherent

nuts

crazy; mad

crazy

outlandish

looking or sounding very odd, strange (especially to shock)

bizarre, strange

overactive

doing too many things

excessively active

overboard

over the side of a ship or boat into the water

very angry; maniacal

preposterous

completely impossible or ridiculous

ridiculous, bizarre

profligate

of a person, behaviour) shamelessly immoral; (of the spending of money) very extravagant

immoral, corrupt

promiscuous

having many sexual partners

indiscriminately sexually active

rabid

affected with rabies

very angry; maniacal

raffish

unmindful of social conventions

unmindful of social conventions

rakish

wild and daring; on one side

charming and immoral

rampant

(of diseases, social evils, physical activity etc) very active and beyond control

uncontrolled, out of hand

rash

done, doing things, too quick, without enough thought of the possible result; (an appearance, patch, of) tiny red sports on the skin; a sudden spread

careless, impulsive

raving

talking wildly

maniacal

recalcitrant

refusing to obey (especially after being punished)

disobedient, uncontrollable

reckless

not thinking or caring about the effects, consequences

irresponsible in thought, deed

remote

very far away in space or time; widely separated

out-of-the-way; in the distance

romantic

having, producing, feelings or ideas about love, adventure and excitement; a person with strong feelings and ideas about love and happiness

sentimental, idealistic

rowdy

rough and noisy

boisterous, noisy

rude

(of a person, speech, behaviour) not showing respect or good manners; indecent; roughly made; simple

disrespectful, rough

rum

(a portion of) a kind of alcoholic drink made from sugar-cane juice

eccentric

sporting

connected with, interested in, sport; showing fairness

playful

tropic

a line of latitude 23 deg and 27 minutes North (Tropic of Cancer) or South (Tropic of Capricorn) of the equator; the parts of the world between these two latitudes

of or relating to the tropics

tumultuous

noisy and energetic

confused

turbulent

violent and irregular; very disturbed, confused etc

unsettled, raging (referring to weather)

unchecked

not kept under control

unrestrained

unconsidered

(of words, remarks) spoken thoughtlessly

rash

ungovernable

that cannot be controlled

out of control

unruly

not easily controlled; naughty

disobedient

vehement

(of feelings) strong; (of a person, speech, behaviour etc) filled with, showing, strong or eager feelings

passionate, opinionated

vicious

given or done with evil or cruel intent

corrupt, wrong

violent

using, showing, accompanied by, great force; using, caused by, violent behaviour

destructive

wasteful

causing waste; using more than is needed

not economical

wilderness

a wild, uncultivated area of land; an empty expanse

forest

windy

air moving as the result of natural forces

breezy

zoological

of zoology

beastlike; carnal

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