Into The Wild Vocabulary

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existential

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of, relating to, or affirming existence

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allude

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make an indirect reference

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affable

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being pleasant and at ease in talking to others

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paucity

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smallness in number

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aesthetics

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pleasing in appearance

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callow

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lacking adult sophistication

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atavistic

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pertaining to the recurrence in an organism of a trait typical of ancestral form

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taciturn

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temperamentally disinclined to talk

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chastened

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corrected by punishment or suffering

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rancor

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bitter deep-seated ill will

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convivial

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of an atmosphere, event, or person - friendly, lively, enjoyable

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morass

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marsh or swamp; a situation that traps, confuses, or impedes

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monomania

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mental illness; excessive concentration on a single object or idea

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pensive

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musingly or dreamily thoughtful

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recalcitrant

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defiant of authority or restraint

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fatuous

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complacently or insanely foolish

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desideratum

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something desired as essential

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volition

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act of making a decision or choice

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surreal

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marked by intense irrational reality of a dream

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antimony

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brittle, lustrous, white metallic element occurring in nature free or combined, used chiefly in alloys and in compounds in medicine

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anomaly

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deviation from common rule, type, arrangement, or form

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mawkish

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characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional

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fickle

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likely to change, especially due to irresolution, caprice, or instability; casually changeable

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stasis

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a period or state of inactivity

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plebeian

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commoner (in Rome)

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mien

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person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood

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jetsam

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unwanted material or goods that have been thrown overboard from a ship and washed ashore

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anachronism

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pertaining to something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time

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hegira

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flight or journey to a desirable or congenial place

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snafu

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badly or confused or reidiculously muddled situation

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absolutism

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principle or exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government

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disquietude

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state of uneasiness

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modicum

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moderate or small amount

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prodigious

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extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, etc.

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desiccated

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dehydrated or powdered

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indigent

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lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty

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destitute

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without means of subsistence

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harangue

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a scolding or a long/intense verbal attack

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fulminate

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to explode with a loud noise

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endemic

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natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place

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burgeoning

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growing or developing quickly

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surfeit

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an excessive amount

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conjecture

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formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof

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astute

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of keen penetration or discernment; clever, cunning, ingenious

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corollary

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immediate consequence or result; easily drawn conclusion

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factitious

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not spontaneous or natural; artificial, made or manufactured

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rictus

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gaping or opening of the mouth

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feckless

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ineffective, incompetent

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adherent

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people who follow or uphold a leader, cause, etc.; sticking

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supplant

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to take the place of another, as through force, scheming, strategy, etc.

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ambivalence

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uncertainty or fluctuation

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succor

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help, relief, aid, assistance

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congress

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the act of coming together; formal meeting or assembly of representatives

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opprobrium

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disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered shameful; infamy

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strident

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making or having a harsh sound

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epistle

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a letter; written communication

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burlesque

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artistic composition that vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity

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hubris

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arrogance

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asceticism

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the manner of life, practices, or principles, of an ascetic; rigorous self-denial; extreme abstinence

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recondite

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dealing with very profound/difficult subject matter

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banal

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devoid of freshness/originality

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transient

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not lasting or enduring

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enigma

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a person or thing that is mysterious

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malevolent

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having or showing a wish to do evil to others