Match the synonyms to the underlined words in these sentences from Jack London's "Up the Slide."

Each step became more difficult and perilous, and he was faint from exertion and from lack of Swanson's dinner.

The shock of this was severe in itself, and the fine snow enveloped him in a blinding, maddening cloud; but he was thinking quickly and clearly of what would happen if he brought up head first against the outcropping.

Then he came up a step, reached forward, and repeated the maneuver.

But the descent was precipitate and dangerous in the uncertain moonlight, and he elected to go down the mountain by its gentler northern flank.

exertion
enveloped
descent
maneuver
move
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wrapped
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drop
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effort
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