Marley and Me Glossary

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Marley and Me Glossary

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camaraderie

brotherhood or community

carnage

slaughter, bloody battle

clamor

noise, sound

conciliatory

calming, quieting

coo

a soft murmuring sound

feverishly

excitedly

frantic

furious, violent

funky

frightened, panicky, or cowardly

illuminate

light up

immensely

extremely

joie de vivre

exuberant enjoyment of life

lineage

genealogy, family tree

nurture

breeding, upbringing

premise

supposition, assumption

variegated

multicolored

willy-nilly

without control or agency, somewhat randomly

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