into the wild vocab

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peregrination

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A long journey, a period of wandering

Question 2

Convoluted

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extremely complex and hard to follow

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sonorous

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(of a persons voice) imposingly deep and full

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Amalgam

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A mixture or blend

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derelict

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very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect

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anomaly

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something that deviates from what is standard normal or expected

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contumacious

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Willfully obstinate stubbornly disobedient

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terse

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Sparring in the use of words abrupt

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estranged

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no longer close or affectionate to someone alienated

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surrogate

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A substitute

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inimical

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tending to obstruct or harm unfriendly and hostile

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interdiction

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Act of delaying disrupting or destroying enemy forces

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egress

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The action of going out or leaving a place

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perfunctory

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carried out with minimum effort or reflection

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primordial

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beginning of time basic and fundamental

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garrulous

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excessively talkative especially on trivial matters

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fatuous

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silly and pointless

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consignment

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A batch of goods destined for or delivered to someone

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destitute

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without the basic necessities of life

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fulminate

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Express vehement protest

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demise

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A person’s death

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epistol

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A letter

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ecentric

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unconventional and slightly strange

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posit

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assume as a fact put forward as a basis of argument

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Maxim

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a short pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct

Question 26

yawp

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A harsh or hoarse cry or yelp

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Panorama

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an unbroken view of the whole region surrounding the observer

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arcane

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understood by few mysterious or secret

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vagaries

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an unexpected change in situation or behavior

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Wanderlust

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A strong desire to travel

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inequities

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lack of fairness or justice

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celibacy

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The state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations

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recalcitrant

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having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline

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Exuberant

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filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement

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bereavement

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The process of grieving and letting go of a loved one who has died

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itinerant

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traveling from place to place

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reverie

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A state of being pleasantly lost in ones thoughts a daydream

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extricated

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free someone something from a constraint or difficulty

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recumbent

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lying down

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dearth

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A scarcity or lack of something

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conflagration

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an extensive fire the destroys a great deal of land or property

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progeny

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A descendent or the descendants of a person

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ambulate

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walk move about

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volition

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The faculty or power of using ones will

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hubris

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excessive pride or self-confidence

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exultation

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hey feeling a triumphant elation or jubilation rejoicing

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bigamist

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someone who enters a marriage with one person who is still legally married to another

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gaunt

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lean and haggard especially because of hunger suffering or age

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confluence

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an act or process of merging

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ungulate

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a hoofed mammal

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sojourn

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A temporary stay

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hauter

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haughtiness of manner disdainful pride

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sobriquet

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A person's nickname

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sustenance

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The maintaining of someone or something in life or existence

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grandiose

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excessively grand or ambitious

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posthumous

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occurring awarded or appeared After the death of the originator

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inquisitive

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curious or inquiring

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feral

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in a wild state especially after escape from captivity or domestication

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annals

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A record of events year-by-year

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solace

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comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness