Into The Wild Vocab

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unsullied

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spotlessly clean and fresh

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sonorous

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giving out

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meandered

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proceeded by or took a winding course

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amalgam

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an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals

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permafrost

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perennially frozen subsoil

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derelict

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left or deserted

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oxidized

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converted into oxide

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anomaly

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deviation from the common rule

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opaque

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not transparent

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amphibious

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living or able to live both on land and in water

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environs

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the surrounding parts or districts

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enigmatic

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resembling an enigma

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hyperkinetic

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having or exhibiting hyperkinesia or hyperactivity, excessively active

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itinerant

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traveling from place to place

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estranged

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alienated

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nomadic

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wandering

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unencumbered

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not impeded or hindered

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emancipated

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not constrained

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intermittent

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stopping or ceasing for a time

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emasculated

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deprived of strength or vigor

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indolently

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having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion

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espoused

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made one's own

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desiccated

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dehydrated

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endemic

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natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place

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unalloyed

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not mixed in with other metal

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sufeit

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excess

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hubris

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excessive pride or self confidance

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humility

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being humble

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asceticism

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the doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual state

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theatrics

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the art of staging plays and other stage performances

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equanimity

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mental or emotion stability or composure

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sinewy

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tough, firm, braided, or resilient

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compulsive

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compelling

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copious

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large in quantity or number

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circuitous

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roundabout

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labyrinth

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maze

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flamboyant

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strikingly bold or brilliant

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ephemeral

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lasting a very short time

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overwrought

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extremely or excessively excited or agitated

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callow

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immature

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esthete

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a person who has or professes to have refined sensitivity toward the beauties of art

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atavistic

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reverting to or suggesting the characteristics of a remote ancestor

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incendiary

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used or adapted for setting property on fire

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penchant

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strong inclination

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kin

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person's relatives

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tactiturn

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inclined to silence

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mercurial

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changeable

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entrepreneurial

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person who organizes an enterprise

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nuance

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subtle difference

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inequities

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lack of equity

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incorrigible

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bad beyond correction

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monomania

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psychosis characterized by thoughts

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clemency

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disposition to be merciful

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lenity

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quality or state of being mild or gentle

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indignation

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strong displeasure at something

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sanctimonious

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making a hypocritical show of religious devotion

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idiosyncratic

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a characteristic, habit that is particular to an individual

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extemporaneous

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done, spoken, performed without preperation

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insurrectionists

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an act or instance of rising in revolt

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recalcitrant

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resisting authority or control

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delineating

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resisting authority or control

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keening

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a wailing lament for the dead

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balks

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to stop

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fatuous

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foolish or inane

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melodramatic

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exaggerated and emotional or sentimental

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zeal

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fervor for a person

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exfoliated

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to throw off in scales, splinters

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demarcates

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to determine or mark off the boundaries or limits of

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desidertaum

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something wanted

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penitent

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feeling or expressing sorrow for sin

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inebriated

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drunk

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phantasmagoria

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a shifting series of phantasms

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madrigal

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a secular part song without instruments

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extricated

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freed or release from entaglement

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recumbent

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freed or released from entanglement

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chutzpah

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unmitigated effrontery or impudence

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epiphany

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a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into reality

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volition

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the act of willing, choosing or resolving

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malevolent

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wishing evil or harm to others

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perambulation

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to walk through

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adamantly

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acting utterly unyielding in attitude

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autonomy

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independence or freedom

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lacerations

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rough, jagged cuts from knife

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coppice

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a thicket of trees

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repertoire

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the entire stock of skills

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claustrophobia

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abnormal dread of being in closed spaces

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resilience

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power or ability to return to the original form

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percipitous

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extremely or impassably steep

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insidiously

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stealthily treacherous or deceitful