Into the Wild: Vocabulary
INTO THE WILD VOCABULARY BY CHAPTER
Chapter One: unsullied- not soiled, untarnished. enormity- outrageous or heinous character; atrociousness.
Chapter Two: graffito- an ancient drawing or writing scratched on a wall or other surface. ominous- portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious. incommunicable- incapable of being communicated, imparted, shared, etc. futility- the quality of being futile; ineffectiveness; uselessness. escarpments- Geology . a long, precipitous, clifflike ridge of land, rock, or the like, commonly formed by faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust. amalgam- an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals. antimony- something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign. disquieting- lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness. terse- neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language. enigmatic- resembling an enigma; perplexing; mysterious. subcutaneous- situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
Chapter Three: plebeian- belonging or pertaining to the common people. altruistic- unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others ( opposed to egoistic ). eminent- high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished. abstraction- the act of considering something as a general quality or characteristic, apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.
Chapter Four: turbulent- being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed. vagabonds- wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic retrospect- contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc. contemplative- the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation. precipitous- the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding. meager- deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or
Chapter One: unsullied- not soiled, untarnished. enormity- outrageous or heinous character; atrociousness.
Chapter Two: graffito- an ancient drawing or writing scratched on a wall or other surface. ominous- portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious. incommunicable- incapable of being communicated, imparted, shared, etc. futility- the quality of being futile; ineffectiveness; uselessness. escarpments- Geology . a long, precipitous, clifflike ridge of land, rock, or the like, commonly formed by faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust. amalgam- an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals. antimony- something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign. disquieting- lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness. terse- neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language. enigmatic- resembling an enigma; perplexing; mysterious. subcutaneous- situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
Chapter Three: plebeian- belonging or pertaining to the common people. altruistic- unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others ( opposed to egoistic ). eminent- high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished. abstraction- the act of considering something as a general quality or characteristic, apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.
Chapter Four: turbulent- being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed. vagabonds- wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic retrospect- contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc. contemplative- the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation. precipitous- the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding. meager- deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or