Week 13 Flashcards
Into the Wild Chapters 1-4
Part of speech: adjective; Definition: In a state of extreme poverty; being without basic necessities; Original text example sentence: “Long captivated by the writing of Leo Tolstoy, McCandless particularly admired how the great novelist had forsaken a life of wealth and privilege to wander among the ~~~.”; Additional example sentence: “The natural disaster left many people ~~~.”
destitute
Part of speech: noun; Definition: A long and eventful journey or experience; Original text example sentence: “The trip was to be an ~~~ in the fullest sense of the word, an epic journey that would change everything.”; Additional example sentence: “His life had been an ~~~ full of adventure and learning.”
odyssey
Part of speech: noun; Definition: A short quotation at the beginning of a book or chapter; Example sentence: “Each chapter started with an ~~~ that set the tone for the story.”
epigraph
Part of speech: adjective; Definition: Empty or bare; deserted and bleak; Original text example sentence: “Tumbleweeds scuttle down Salton City’s broad, ~~~ boulevards. Sun-bleached FOR SALE signs line the curbs, and paint peels from uninhabited buildings.”; Additional example sentence: “After the storm, the town was ~~~ and silent.”
desolate
Part of speech: adjective; Definition: Burdensome; involving a great deal of effort and difficulty; Original text example sentence: “He had spent the previous four years, as he saw it, preparing to fulfill an absurd and ~~~ duty: to graduate from college.”; Additional example sentence: “The new regulations placed ~~~ demands on small businesses.”
onerous
Part of speech: adjective; Definition: Extremely important or crucial; Original text example sentence: “His innocent mistakes turned out to be ~~~ and irreversible…”; Additional example sentence: “The meeting was a ~~~ moment for the company’s future.”
pivotal
Part of speech: verb; Definition: To express vehement protest or criticism; Original text example sentence: “Some readers admired the boy immensely; others ~~~d that he was a reckless idiot…”; Additional example sentence: “The citizens began to ~~~ against the new law.”
fulminate
Part of speech: adjective; Definition: Expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful; Original text example sentence: “He took photographs of a tarantula, ~~~ sunsets, windswept dunes…”; Additional example sentence: “The slow, ~~~ music matched his somber mood.”
plaintive
Part of speech: noun; Definition: A person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand; Original text example sentence: “…throw some oblique light on the ~~~ of Chris McCandless.”; Additional example sentence: “The disappearance of the ship remains an ~~~.”
enigma
Part of speech: noun; Definition: The belief in or pursuit of noble principles or high moral standards; living according to elevated values; Original text example sentence: “He was an extremely intense young man and possessed a streak of stubborn ~~~ that did not mesh readily with modern existence.”; Additional example sentence: “His ~~~ inspired him to help others without expecting anything in return.”
idealism
Part of speech: adjective; Definition: Winding or indirect; Original text example sentence: “The result of this ~~~ inquiry is the book now before you.”; Additional example sentence: “We enjoyed the ~~~ path through the beautiful garden.”
meandering
Part of speech: adjective; Definition: Surpassing ordinary limits; exceptional; Original text example sentence: “…wandering across North America in search of raw, ~~~ experience.”; Additional example sentence: “Watching the sunrise from the mountaintop was a ~~~ experience.”
transcendent
destitute
Part of speech: adjective; Definition: In a state of extreme poverty; being without basic necessities; Original text example sentence: “Long captivated by the writing of Leo Tolstoy, McCandless particularly admired how the great novelist had forsaken a life of wealth and privilege to wander among the ~~~.”; Additional example sentence: “The natural disaster left many people ~~~.”
odyssey
Part of speech: noun; Definition: A long and eventful journey or experience; Original text example sentence: “The trip was to be an ~~~ in the fullest sense of the word, an epic journey that would change everything.”; Additional example sentence: “His life had been an ~~~ full of adventure and learning.”
epigraph
Part of speech: noun; Definition: A short quotation at the beginning of a book or chapter; Example sentence: “Each chapter started with an ~~~ that set the tone for the story.”
