Into The Wild Wiki Vocab
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vagabonds 17
adjective;
Vagabonds- wandering from place to place without any settled home.
surrogate 18
noun;
Surrogate- a person appointed to act for another's duty.
Plebeian 18
adjective;
Plebeian- belonging or pertaining to the common people.
Mien 18
noun;
Mien- showing character or feeling.
Unencumbered 22
verb;
Unencumbered- to impede or hinder.
Inimical 25
adjective;
adverse in tendency or effect.
botanical 26
adjective;
pertaining to, made of, or referring to plants.
cumulonimbus 28
noun;
clouds with thunderstorm effects.
irksome 28
adjective;
annoying, irritating.
intermittent 29
adjective;
stopping or ceasing for an amount of time.
unheeded 31
verb;
to give careful attention to.
sere 32
adjective;
dry, withered.
unbridled 32
adjective;
not controlled or restrained.
escarpments 33
noun;
clifflike ridge of land, rock.
jubilance 34
adjective;
showing great joy, satisfaction.
haphazard 39
adjective;
characterized by lack of planning or order.
incongruously 10
adjective;
Incongruously - out of keeping or place, inappropriate.
subcutaneous 14
adjective;
Subcutaneous - situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
tendrils 16
noun;
a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants.
hyperkinetic 16
noun;
Hyperkinetic- an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action.
itinerant 16
adjective;
Itinerant- traveling from place to place.
protruded 3
verb;
Protruded- to thrust forward.
sonorous 4
adjective;
Sonorous- giving out or capable of giving out a sound.
derelict 10
adjective;
Derelict- Left or deserted, abandoned.
anomaly 11
noun;
Anomaly- a deviation from the common rule, arrangement.
estranged 18
adjective;
Estranged- displaying or evincing a feeling of Alienation.
convivial - adjective; cheerful, friendly, enjoyable (18)
admonish - verb; warn of reprimand firmly. (21)
brackish - adjective; slightly salty, especially with water. (31)
discernible - verb; to perceive of recognize. (39)
fatuous - adjective; silly and pointless. (44)
anachronistic - noun; a thing belonging to a period in which it does not exist. (47).
desiccated - verb; to remove the moisture from (49)
nomadic - noun; a member of people who have to permanent home, who travel from place to place. (57)
polarization - verb; divide or cause to divide (64)
strident - adjective; loud and harsh (70)
greenhorn - noun; a person who is new or inexperienced at an activity (72)
academia - noun; the community concerned with the pursuit of research,
education and scholarship. (74)
equanimity - noun; mental calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation. (75)
petroglyphs - noun; rock carvings, especially prehistoric. ( 88)
ephemeral - adjective; lasting for a short time. (88)
nom de plume - noun; a pen name. (89)
penchant - noun; a strong habitual tendency for liking something or a tendency to do something. (94)
veracity - noun; conformity to facts, accuracy. (95)
insolence - adjective; showing a rude and arrogant last of respect. (95)
arcane - adjective; understood by few, mysterious and secretive. (104)
entrepreneurial - noun; organizing or operating a business, while taking a financial risk. (108)
arcane-understood by few; mysterious or secret. (118)
adjective
mercurial- subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.
adjective
chasten-have a restraining or moderating effect on.
Verb
convergence-the process or state of converging.
noun
concoct-make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients.
verb
grueling-extremely tiring and demanding.
adjective
inherent-existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute.
adjective
obsequious-obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
adjective
dollop-a shapeless mass or blob of something.
noun
clemency-mercy; lenience.
noun
philanderer-readily or frequently enter into casual sexual relationships with women.
verb
sanctimonious-making a show of being morally superior to other people.
adjective
indignation-anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.
noun
anomalous-deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.
adjective
idiosyncratic-of or relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual.
adjective
Lambast-criticize harshly. (123)
verb
castigate-reprimand severely. (123)
verb
confrere-a fellow member of a profession; a colleague. (123)
noun
extemporaneous-spoken or done without preparation. (124)
adjective
hue-a color or shade.
noun
pellucid-translucently clear.
adjective
carrel-a small cubicle with a desk for the use of a reader or student in a library.
noun
succumbed - fail to resist. (118)
Verb
anomalous - deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected. (123)
adjective
delineating - describe or portray. (129)
Verb
keening - wail in grief for a dead person. (130)
Verb
existential - relating to existence. (134)
adjective
inveigled - persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery. (136)
adjective
dearth - a scarcity or lack of
something. (142)
Noun
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