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Into the Wild Vocab
Eng 1A Into The Wild Vocabulary
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Undergraduate 1
03/17/2012

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Term
Rheumy
Definition
In Class:Watery Eyes
Dictionary: Full of Rheum;
Dict - Rheum: a watery fluid that collects in or drips from the nose or eyes.
Term
Oxymoronic
Definition
In Class: An expression that appears contradictory.
Dictionary: conjoining contradictory terms
Term
Idiom
Definition
In class: An expression that is peculiar to a particular language.
Dictionary: a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words
Term
Discernible
Definition
In Class: Able to be distinguished
Dictionary: able to be discerned
Dict -Discern: perceive or recognize (something); distinguish;
Term
Ideolouge
Definition
In Class: someone who believes in an ideology, someone who sticks firmly to a clear set of program of beliefs
Dictionary: an adherent of an ideology, esp. one who is uncompromising and dogmatic
Term
Bourgeois
Definition
In Class: The middle class,
Dictionary: of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes
(in Marxist contexts) upholding the interests of capitalism; not communist
Term
Brash
Definition
In Class: Straight forward, bold, impulsive.
Dictionary: self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way
Term
Unkempt
Definition
In Class: Not kept well appearance wise.
Dictionary: having an untidy or disheveled appearance:
Term
Pellucid
Definition
In Class: Clear, easy to understand.
Dictionary: translucently clear
lucid in style or meaning; easily understood
(of music or other sound) clear and pure in tone
Term
Vagary
Definition
In Class: Change
Dictionary: an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior
Term
Surfeit
Definition
In Class: Excessive Amount.
Dictionary: an excessive amount of something
Term
Conjecture
Definition
In Class: Opinion.
Dictionary: an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
Term
Desiccated
Definition
In Class: Dired out.
Dictionary: remove the moisture from (something, esp. food), typically in order to preserve it
Term
Asceticism
Definition
In Class: Way of life in which do not indulge in desires; opposite of heathenism and materialism;
Dictionary: severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons
Term
Laconic
Definition
In Class: Short, Few Words.
Dictionary: (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words
Term
Tempest
Definition
In Class: A violent Storm, wind storm.
Dictionary: a violent windy storm.
Term
Derelict
Definition
In Class: Abandoned Empty.
Dictionary: adjective
in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect
noun
a person without a home, job, or property;a piece of property, esp. a ship, abandoned by the owner and in poor condition.
Term
Perambulation
Definition
In Class: A walk around; wandering.
Dictionary: walk or travel through or around a place or area, esp. for pleasure and in a leisurely way:
Term
Conflagration
Definition
In Class: A big fire destroying a great deal of land or property.
Dictionary: an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property.
Term
Volatile
Definition
In Class: Evaporating Quickly.
Dictionary: adjective
1 (of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures.
2 liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, esp. for the worse.
(of a person) liable to display rapid changes of emotion.
(of a computer's memory) retaining data only as long as there is a power supply connected.
Term
Hubris
Definition
In Class: Excessive Pride.
Dictionary: excessive pride or self-confidence.
Term
Environs
Definition
In Class: The surrounding Area.
Dictionary: surround; enclose
Term
Adamant
Definition
In Class: Unyielding
Dicitionary: adjective: refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind
noun: a legendary rock or mineral to which many, often contradictory, properties were attributed, formerly associated with diamond or lodestone.
Term
Metastasize
Definition
In Class: Spread out in the body.
Dictionary: spread to other sites in the body by metastasis
Dict - Metastasis: the development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer
Term
Exultant
Definition
In Class: Triumphantly happy.
Dictionary: adjective: triumphantly happy
Term
Progeny
Definition
In Class: A descendant of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.
Dictionary: noun: a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring
Term
Solace
Definition
In Class: Comfort.
Dictionary: noun: comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness
Term
Decrepit
Definition
In Class: Weakened by old age.
Dictionary: adjective: (of a person) elderly and infirm: a decrepit old drunk; worn out or ruined because of age or neglect
Term
Prattle
Definition
In Class: To speak in a meaningless chatter.
Dictionary: verb: talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way:
Term
Anomalous
Definition
In Class: uncertain out of the ordinary.
Dictionary: adjective: deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected
Term
Moniker
Definition
In Class: Name
Dictionary: noun : a name.
Term
Forage
Definition
In Class: To search widely, esp: food.
Dictionary: verb: (of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions
Term
Meticulous
Definition
In Class: Precise
Dictionary:adjective: showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
Term
Insidious
Definition
In Class: Harmful, in a sneaky way.
Dictionary: proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects
Term
Emaciation:
Definition
In Class: Becoming thin because of hunger, malnutrition
Dictionary: noun: the state of being abnormally thin or weak
Term
Gait
Definition
In Class: A manner of walking.
Dictionary: noun: a person's manner of walking
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