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English 3 GCA > Into The Wild Vocab Cards Chp.1-3 > Flashcards

Into The Wild Vocab Cards Chp.1-3 Flashcards

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Well-to-do

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(adj) wealthy; being finacially comfortable

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Transcendent

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(adj) beyond or above the range of normal human experience

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Convoluted

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(adj) complicated, so complex as to be confusing

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Fare

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(noun) the cost of travel

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Destitute

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(adj) without the necessities of live; impoverished

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Rigor

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(noun) severity and strictness

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Fulminated

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(verb) expressed extreme protest; rail against

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Narcissist

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(noun) a person who is overly self-involved, selfish and vain

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Perished

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(verb) died

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Wiry

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(adj) thin but strong

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Windswept

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(adj) a place exposed to strong winds

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Muskeg

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(noun) a swamp or bog

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Unsullied

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(verb) not spoiled or impure

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Enormity

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(verb) a grave sin or crime; extremely immoral

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Misfits

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(noun) people who don’t conform to societal norms

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Navigational

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(adj) the act of deciding where or plotting a course or direction

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Trackless

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(adj) land having no paths or tracks on it

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Dissuade

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(verb) to persuade negatively; to convince someone NOT to do something

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Gung-ho

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(adj) extremely enthusiastic about a plan or a event

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Sketchy

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(adj) unclear or not fully planned

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Ramparts

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(noun) defensive walls

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Flinty

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(adj) hard or unyielding

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Amalgam

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(noun) a combination, mixture, or blend

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Derelict

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(adj) in poor condition due to neglect

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Contumacious

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(adj) stubbornly resistant to authority

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Implication

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(noun) the conclusion that can be inferred

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Moonlights

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(verb) to work a second job that may take the energy or time away from your primary job

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Autopsy

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(noun) an examination of a dead body to determine cause of sudden death

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Subcutaneous

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(adj) located below the skin

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Withered

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(verb) dry and shriveled

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Posited

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(verb) to present a position or thesis

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Clapboard

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(noun) thin pieces of wood placed overlapping horizontally used to cover the outside of building

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Tendrils

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(noun) a thin appendage of a plant that climbing plants use to hold onto a structure

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Fickle

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(adj) changeable, lacking consistency of feeling

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Hyperkinetic

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(adj) overly energetic

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Stringy

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(adj) tall, wiry, thin

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Itinerant

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(adj) traveling from place to place

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Estranged

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(adj) having lost connection or friendship

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Surrogate

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(noun) a substitute person who takes the place of another

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Convivial

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(adj) friendly

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Plebeian

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(adj) belonging to common people; not aristocratic

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Jetsam

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(noun) items thrown off of a ship or plane to lighten the load

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Prosperous

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(adj) wealthy in money or goods

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Bequest

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(noun) something given as an inheritance

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Phi Beta Kappa

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(noun) an honorary society of college graduates with high academic standing

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Commencement

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(noun) Graduation ceremony

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Upbraided

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(verb) criticizing severely

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Odometer

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(noun) an instrument that measures distance travelled

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Monkish

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(adj) living a life lacking physical comforts

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Barracks

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(noun) buildings containing sleeping spaces for campers or soldiers

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Itinerary

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(noun) schedule

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Unencumbered

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(adj) free from responsibilities or burdens

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Emancipated

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(adj) freed from servitude

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Stifling

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(adj) lacking air; restrictive

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Severance

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(noun) money paid at the end of employment

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