Into The Wild Vocab

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Rudimentary (adj.)

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Basic, simple, introductory; beginning

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Gregarious (adj.)

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Social, outgoing, talkative

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Incorrigible (adj.)

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Unable to be corrected or improved

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Succumb (v.)

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To give in, yield, be overwhelmeed, die

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Amicable (adj.)

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Pleasant, friendly, nonthreatening

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Castigate (v.)

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To criticize severely, sometimes to punish

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Recalcitrant (adj.)

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Stubbornly defiant, unwilling to cooperate

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Precipitous (adj.)

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Sudden, very steep

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Mundane (adj.)

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Ordinary, unexceptional, earthy

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Volatile (adj.)

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Explosive, unpredictable

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Epiphany (n.)

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A sudden realization of truth or new idea

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Calamitous (adj.)

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Disastrous

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Blithe (adj.)

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(positive) Lighthearted, cheerful; (negative) causal, concerned, heedless

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Repugnance (n.)

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Disgust, extreme dislike

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Rebuke (v. or n.)

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To scold or citicize SHARPLY; to reprimand

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Adamant (adj.)

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Unshakeable, immovable, uncompromising, inflexible

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Prudent (adj.)

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Wise, cautious, careful, characterized by good judgment

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Terra incognita (n.)

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Unkown territory

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Unequivocal (adj.)

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Unambiguous, crystal clear, having just one unquestinaly meaning, decisive

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Posthumous (adj.)

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After one's death

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Conjecture (n.)

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The act of forming an opinion based on inference, or guess, as opposed to the facts

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Insidious (adj.)

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Tricky, sneaky, subtly evil, treacherous

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Rapture (n.)

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State of being carried away or entranced by sheer joy

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Salvation(n.)

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Being saved from danger or difficulty, or the thing that causes such a saving to take place

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Emaciated (adj.)

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Totally thin, gaunt, starved

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Jubilant (adj.)

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Extremely joyful, exultant

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Perfunctory (adj.)

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A mechanical, superficial, often hasty way of doing something; lacking care, attention or thought.

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Primordial (adj.)

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Existing at the very beginning or origins

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Bourgeois (adj.)

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Characterized by upper-middle class materialistic self-enhancement and status conciousness, sometimes by a kind of gaudy nouveau-rich taste

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Affinity (n.)

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A natural liking or attraction to something or someone

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Sedentary (adj.)

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Characterized by sitting or beign seated

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Fatuous (adj.)

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Foolish, inane, stupidly empty or silly

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Espouse (v.)

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To adopt, embrace or advocate (a cause or idea); to make one's own

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Recluse (n.)

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Someone who lives alone and avoids contact with others

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Brash (adj.)

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Tending to at without thinking, in a hasty and often energetic manner; with a connotation of self-assertiveness, boldness and arrogance

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Bereavement (n.)

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A state of a grieving that people go through after suffereing a terrible loss

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Surfeit (n.)

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An excess of quantity of something, somethimes to the point of producting disugust

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Astute (adj.)

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Clever, sharp, perceptive

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Chaste (adj.)

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Virgin, inexperienced

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Ambivalence (n.)

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Contradictory attitudes that a person feels at the same time

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Succor (n. or v.)

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Rescue, relieve or aid

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Opprobrium (n.)

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Public disgrace or infamy; bad reputation brought on by bad behavior

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Hubris (n.)

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Excessive pride; arrogance that leads to ao downfall

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Subsist (v.)

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To continue existence in the present state without getting better; to persist or survive

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Copious (adj.)

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Abundant, many

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Affable (adj.)

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Pleasant, friendly, at ease with talking to others

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Paucity (n.)

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Scarcity; smallness of number

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Disdain (n. or v.)

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Feeling of contempt or scorn for what is beneath a person; the act of looking down on

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Insolence (n.)

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Rudeness, arrogance, pride, boldness, inslting behavior

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Loath (ad.)

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Reluctant or unwillingness to do something not wanted

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Impartial (adj.)

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Unbiased, fair, objective, not haveing/showing prejudice or an opinion about the facts

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Dispassionate (adj.)

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Free from passion, emotion, or bias

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Enigma (n.)

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A mystery, something perplexing or baffling

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Destitute (adj. or n.)

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Totally poor, without a penny

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Asceticism (n.)

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Self-denial, active taking on of hardships through self-deprivation, no material comforts

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Renunciation (n.)

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To renounce, to give something up, to swear off

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Dissuade (v.)

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To discourage or persuadde against doing something

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Scoff (v.)

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To express ridicule or comtempt for something, to mock it

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Desolation (n.)

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Ruined or deserted condtions, empty, deserted

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Derelict (adj. or n.)

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Abandoned, forsaken, deserted

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Incongruous (adj.)

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Not fitting, not agreeing, out of place, inappropriate, clashing with the rest of the scene

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Anomaly (n.)

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An exception, soemthing outside the norm, a bizarre occurrence

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Undeterred (adj.)

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Unprevented from acting

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Cursory (adj.)

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Performed with haste and superficial attention to detail

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Terse (adj.)

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Breif and to the point, sharp

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Posit (v.)

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To put forth as a theory or explanation or assumption; to assume the existence of something for hypothetical purposes

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Itinerant (adj.)

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Traveling from place to place

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Vagabond (n.)

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A wandering homeless person, with the connotation of recklessness or irresponsibility

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Estranged (adj.)

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Alienated, feeling separate from people, misunderstood or isolated, unsuccessful in communicating

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Contrite (adj.)

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Having a deep sense of guilt

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Onerous (adj.)

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Oppressive, burdensome, really tiring

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Austere (adj.)

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Harsh, severe, withouth warmth or sympathy

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Adherent (n.)

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A believer, follower or supporter of a cause of idea

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Red tape (n.)

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Busywork, paperwork, tedious tasks and formal requirements that prevent largte organizations or beureacracies form responding to your needs

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Flout (v.)

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To violate or cross, to treat with contempt