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Into The Wild Vocabulary
Set 1 and Set 2
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English
10th Grade
01/22/2012

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Transcendent
Definition
Exceeding or surpassing usual limits
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Convoluted
Definition
Highly complex or intricate
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Narcissist
Definition
Someone in love with themselves
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Congenial
Definition
Suitable to your needs
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Dissuade
Definition
Turn away from persuasion
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Escarpment
Definition
Long, steep slope
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Amalgam
Definition
Metal used to fill cavities
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Anomaly
Definition
Common order of form of rule
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Mawkish
Definition
Insincerely emotional
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Convivial
Definition
Occupied with fond of company
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Severance
Definition
Personal or social separation
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Flout
Definition
Treat with disregard
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Austerity
Definition
Trait of great self-denial
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Oxymoron
Definition
Conjoining contradictory terms
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Itinerant
Definition
Laborer who moves from place to place
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Primordial
Definition
Existing from the beginning
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Anachronistic
Definition
Chronologically misplaced
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Prodigious
Definition
So great in size or force to elicit awe
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Indigent
Definition
Poor enough to need help from others
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Vagabond
Definition
Wanderer who has not established residence
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Virulent
Definition
Extremely poisonous, producing venom
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Ascetic
Definition
Someone who practices self-denial
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Enticement
Definition
Qualities that attract by promising something
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Demise
Definition
Time when something ends
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Strident
Definition
Offensively loud
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Contrived
Definition
Showing effects of planning or manipulation
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Histrionic
Definition
Characteristic of acting
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Banality
Definition
Trite or obvious remark
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Ephemeral
Definition
Lasting a very short time
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Insolence
Definition
The trait of being rude
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Flora
Definition
Plant life in a particular region
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Fauna
Definition
Animal life in a particular region
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Arcane
Definition
Mysterious knowledge
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Mercurial
Definition
Liable to sudden unpredictable change
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Chasten
Definition
Correct by punishment or discipline
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Convergence
Definition
The occurrence of two or more things coming together
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Concoct
Definition
devise or invent
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Inherent
Definition
Existing from characteristic
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Obsequious
Definition
Attempting to win favor
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Sanctimonious
Definition
Excessively or hypocritically pious
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Indignation
Definition
Reeling of righteous anger
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Idiosyncratic
Definition
Peculiar to the individual
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Extemporaneous
Definition
With little or no preparation or forethought
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Recalcitrant
Definition
Stubbornly resistant to authority
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Bereavement
Definition
State of sorrow over the death of someone
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Demarcate
Definition
Separate clearly, boundaries
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Precipitous
Definition
Done with great haste, without deliberation
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Emanate
Definition
Proceed or issue forth
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Chutzpa
Definition
Yiddish, insolence
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Epiphany
Definition
Sudden realization, understanding
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Onerous
Definition
Not easily borne; wearing
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Gloaming
Definition
Time of day before sunset
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Gauntlet
Definition
To offer or accept a challenge
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Heathen
Definition
Person that does not acknowledge your god.
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Malevolent
Definition
Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
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Incandescent
Definition
Emitting light as a result of being heated
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Sustenance
Definition
Source of materials that nourish the body
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Rumination
Definition
Calm, lengthy, intent consideration
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Precarious
Definition
Not secure, beset with difficulties
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Solace
Definition
Comfort from being consoled
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