"Ruthless" focuses on Judson Webb's willingness, even eagerness, to hurt those who interfere with his property. ... Judson is not only willing to hurt others, he is also willing to damage his own property if it means retribution on someone who has wronged him.
Without adjectives, we could not describe things. Color would be less precious to us: there would be cars, but not red cars or blue cars or black cars. In describing a cat to someone who’s never owned a cat, all you could say is, “A cat is an animal with ears and a tail.” You couldn’t explain its soft fur or sharp claws.
Answer: Ectotherms depend mainly on external heat sources, and their body temperature changes with the temperature of the environment. Animals exchange heat with their environment through radiation, conduction—sometimes aided by convection—and evaporation.
