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Into the Wild Vocabulary
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12th Grade
11/30/2012

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Unsullied
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spotlessly clean and fresh
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sonorous
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giving out or capable of giving out a sound, esp. a deep resonant sound
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meandered
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proceeded by or took a winding or indirect course
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amalgam
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an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals
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permafrost
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perennially frozen subsoil
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derelict
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left or deserted, as by the owner or guardian; abandoned
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oxidized
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converted (an element) into an oxide; combined with oxygen
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anomaly
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a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form
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environs
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the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs
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engimatic
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resembling an egnima; perplexing; mysterious
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hyperkinetic
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having or exhibiting hyperkinesia or hyperactivity, excessively active
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itinerant
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traveling from place to place, journying
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estranged
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displaying or evincing a feeling of alienation; alienated
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nomadic
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wandering; not set in one place; intinerant
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unencumbered
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not impeded or hindered, free to move around
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emancipated
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not constrained or restricted by custom, tradition, superstition
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opaque
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not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through
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amphibious
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living or able to live both on land and in water; belonging to both land and water
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intermittent
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stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again
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emansculated
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deprived of strength or vigor; weakened
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indolently
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having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothfully
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espoused
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made one's own; adopted or embraced, as a cause
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desiccated
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dehydrated or powdered
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endemic
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natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous
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unalloyed
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not in mixed with other metals; pure
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surfeit
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excess; an excessive amount
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hubris
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excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance
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humility
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being humble; having a modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance
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asceticism
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the doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual and moral state by practicing self-denial
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theatrics
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the art of staging plays and other stage performances
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equanimity
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mental or emotional stability or composure, esp under tension or strain; clamness
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sinewy
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tough, firm, braided, or resilient
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compulsive
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compelling; compulsory, forcing one to do something
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copious
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large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful
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circuitous
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roundabout; not direct; indirect
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labyrinth
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an intricate combination of passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit
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flamboyant
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striking bold or brilliant; showy
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ephemeral
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lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory
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overwrought
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extremely or excessively excited or agitated
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callow
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immature or inexperienced
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esthete
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a person who has or professes to have refined sensitivity toward the beauties of art or nature
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atavistic
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reverting to or suggesting the characteristics of a remote ancestor or primitive type
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incendiary
Definition
used or adapted for setting property on fire
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penchant
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a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something
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kin
Definition
a person's relatives; an extended family including uncles, aunts, cousins
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taciturn
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inclined to silence; reserved in speech reluctant to join in conversation
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mercurial
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changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic
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entrepreneurial
Definition
as or like a person who organizes and manages an enterprise esp. a business, usually with a considerable initiative risk
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nuance
Definition
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response
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inequities
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lack of equity; unfairness; favoritism or bias
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incorrigible
Definition
band beyond correction or reform
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monomania
Definition
a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas
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clemency
Definition
disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment
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lenity
Definition
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others
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indignation
Definition
strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting; righteous anger
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sanctimonious
Definition
making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, rightousness
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idiosyncratic
Definition
a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual
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extemporaneous
Definition
done, spoken, performed, without special advance preparation; impromptu
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insurrectionists
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an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government
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recalcitrant
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resisting authority or control; not obedient or complaint; refractory
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delineating
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to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent picorially
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keening
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a wailing lament for the dead
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balks
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to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuss to proceed or to do something specified
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fatuous
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foolish or inane, esp in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly
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melodramatic
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exaggerated an emotional or sentimental; sensational or sensationalized; overdramatic
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zeal
Definition
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor
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exfoliated
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to throw off in scales, splinters
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demarcates
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to determine or mark off the boundaries or limits of
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desideratum
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something wanted or needed
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penitent
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feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite
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inevriated
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drunk; intoxicated
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phantasmagoria
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a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination
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madrigal
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a secular part song without instrumental accompaniment, usually for four to six voices, making abundant use of contrapuntal imitation
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extricated
Definition
freed or released from entanglement; disengaged
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recumbent
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lying down; reclining; leaning
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chutzpah
Definition
unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall; audacity; nerve; arrogance
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epiphany
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a suddent, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience
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volition
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the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing
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malevolent
Definition
wishing evil or harm to other or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious
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perambulation
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to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse
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adamantly
Definition
acting utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings
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autonomy
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independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions
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claustrophobia
Definition
abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
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lacerations
Definition
rough, jagged cuts form a knife or sharp object
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coppice
Definition
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood
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repertoire
Definition
the entire stock of skills, techniques, or devices used in a particular field or occupation
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resilience
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the power or ability to return to the original form, position, after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity
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precipitous
Definition
extremely or impassably steep
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insidously
Definition
stealthy treacherous or decietful
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