Into The Wild Part 2 Flashcards

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Mercurial

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Of a person subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind

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2
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Miasma

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A highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor

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3
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Munificence

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The quality or action of being lavishly generous; great generosity

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4
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Obliterate

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Destroy utterly; wipe out

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5
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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction

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6
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Pellucid

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Translucently clear

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7
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Perambulation

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To walk through, about or over

To traverse in order to examine of inspect

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8
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Phantasmal

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Something apparently seen but having no physicsl reality

ghosts

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9
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Plebian

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Of low social standing

Commoners

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10
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Prissy

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Fussily and excessively respectable

Prim and proper

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11
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Rictus

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A fixed grimace or grin

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12
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Subcutaneous

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Situated or applied under the skin

Subcutaneous fat

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13
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Surreal

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Very strange or unusual, unreal

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14
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Tableau

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A group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or history

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15
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Unencumbered

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Not having any burden; free of debt or financial liability

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16
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Volition

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Power of using ones will

Your own choice

17
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Wanderlust

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A strong desire to travel

18
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Mien

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A persons look or manner, indicating their character or mood

19
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Opprobrium

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Harsh criticism

20
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Taciturn

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A person reserved in communication, saying little