Unit 5: Wilderness Letter

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  1. wilderness
    a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
  2. portion
    something determined in relation to a thing that includes it
  3. commission
    a special group delegated to consider some matter
  4. urge
    push for something
  5. species
    taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
  6. exhaust
    gases ejected from an engine as waste products
  7. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  8. competent
    properly or sufficiently qualified, capable, or efficient
  9. headlong
    in a hasty and foolhardy manner
  10. incomparable
    such that comparison is impossible
  11. principle
    a basic generalization that is accepted as true
  12. exploitation
    an act that victimizes someone
  13. available
    obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
  14. reassure
    give or restore confidence in
  15. sanity
    normal or sound powers of mind
Created on Thu Aug 04 17:26:31 EDT 2016 (updated Thu Aug 04 17:41:18 EDT 2016)

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