Into The Wild Vocab Cards Chp. 4-5

Question 1

Parched

Answer 1

(verb) dried; lacking moisture

Question 2

Thicket

Answer 2

(noun) a group of bushes or underbrush

Question 3

Tarpaulin

Answer 3

(noun) a waterproof blanket used to cover and protect something outside

Question 4

Giddy

Answer 4

(adj) excitement that produces dizziness

Question 5

Puny

Answer 5

(adj) small, slight

Question 6

Legal Tender

Answer 6

(noun) money that has been issued by a government

Question 7

Delirious

Answer 7

(noun) a state of wild excitement or ecstasy

Question 8

Tramped

Answer 8

(verb) travelled with heavy footsteps

Question 9

Lapsed

Answer 9

(adj.) no longer valid; elapsed

Question 10

Frantic

Answer 10

(adj) wild or distraught with fear or anxiety; agitated; mad

Question 11

Emasculated

Answer 11

(verb) to make person weak or ineffective

Question 12

Indolently

Answer 12

(adv) lazily, lacking energy

Question 13

Austerity

Answer 13

(noun) extreme plainness or simplicity

Question 14

Jubilant

Answer 14

(adi) thrilled, excited, very happy

Question 15

Reconnaissance

Answer 15

(noun) observation to determine the enemy’s location and actions

Question 16

Peters Out

Answer 16

dwindles, to diminish to nothing

Question 17

Winos

Answer 17

(noun) people who are homeless and suffer from alcoholism

Question 18

Itchy Feet

Answer 18

(noun) the desire to travel, inability to remain in a single location for long; always on the move

Question 19

Haphazard

Answer 19

(adj) lacking any organization

Question 20

Ideologue

Answer 20

(noun) an impractical idealist

Question 21

Bourgeois

Answer 21

(noun) people of the middle class that are overly interested in appearances and money

Question 22

Trappings

Answer 22

(noun) signs or objects associated with a situation

Question 23

Lunatic

Answer 23

(noun) a crazy person

Question 24

Denuded

Answer 24

(verb) having all leaved removed from a plant or tree

Question 25

Feverent

Answer 25

(adj) enthusiastic

Question 26

Condemnation

Answer 26

(noun) severe criticism

Question 27

Primordial

Answer 27

(adj) existing at the beginning of time

Question 28

Denizens

Answer 28

(noun) people who live in as specific location