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Into the Wild Vocabulary
45 vocab words from the book
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Literature
11th Grade
04/18/2011
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CALLOW
 Definition
immature or inexperienced
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PENCHANT
 Definition
a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something
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TACITURN
 Definition
inclined to silence
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ARCANE
 Definition
known or understood by very few
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EMINENCE
 Definition
high station or rank
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CADENCE
 Definition
rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words
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MERCURIAL
 Definition
changeable
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RANCOR
 Definition
bitter
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OSTENSIBLY
 Definition
evident
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WANDERLUST
 Definition
a strong, innate desire to travel
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GREGARIOUS
 Definition
sociable
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INCORRIGIBLE
 Definition
bad beyond correction or reform
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MORASS
 Definition
low, soft, wet ground
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OBSEQUIOUS
 Definition
obedient
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MONOMANIA
 Definition
an excessive mental preoccupation with one thing
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SANCTIMONIOUS
 Definition
making a hypocritical show of religious devotion
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INDIGNATION
 Definition
strong displeasure at something unjust
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CHOLER
 Definition
anger; wrath
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LAMPOONED
 Definition
mocked or ridiculed
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ONEROUS
 Definition
causing hardship
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CASTIGATED
 Definition
to punish in order to correct
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IDIOSYNCRATIC
 Definition
characteristic of a specific person
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LAMBASTED
 Definition
to beat or whip severely
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CHUTZPAH
 Definition
audacity; nerve
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EXTEMPORANEOUS
 Definition
impromptu
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TERMINUS
 Definition
the end of something
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PELLUCID
 Definition
translucent
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DESIDERATUM
 Definition
something wanted or needed
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RECALCITRANT
 Definition
hard to deal with or manage
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CARAPACE
 Definition
the shell covering the dorsal part of an animal, such as a turtle
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DEMARCATES
 Definition
to determine the boundaries
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INVEIGLED
 Definition
to lure by flattery or artful talk
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WINDFALL
 Definition
an unexpected gain
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FECKLESS
 Definition
ineffective
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BEDOUIN
 Definition
an Arab of the desert
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MODICUM
 Definition
a moderate or small amount
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EXISTENTIAL
 Definition
pertaining to existence
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FECUND
 Definition
productive
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FACTITIOUS
 Definition
artificial
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SOBRIQUET
 Definition
nickname
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CASTIGATE
 Definition
to criticize or reprimand severely
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DERRING-DO
 Definition
daring deeds
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STAID
 Definition
settled character
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RUMINATION
 Definition
to chew
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SOLACE
 Definition
comfort in sorrow
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