|
VOCABULARY LISTS > USER LISTS

Jon Krakauer's Into The Wild 144 words

February 5, 2010 By Michael F. (Brooklyn, NY)Top 10 Word Lister
This is a vocabulary list to accompany Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer.

MORE ON THIS LIST:

0% Mastered %
Learn Bookmark Print Create New List Post a Comment
REVIEW LEARN THIS LIST SPELLING BEE COMMENTS
Definitions Notes & Examples Words Only
  1. abandon
    forsake, leave behind
  2. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  3. accurate
    (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct
  4. acid
    any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
  5. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  6. adaptation
    the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
  7. adapted
    changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
  8. addition
    the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
  9. adopt
    take into one's family
  10. adventure
    a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
  11. aid
    the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
  12. aided
    having help; often used as a combining form
  13. Alaska
    a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
  14. Alaskan
    a native or resident of Alaska
  15. Alexander
    king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)
  16. alkaloid
    natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants
  17. amino
    pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia
  18. amino acid
    organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group
  19. approximately
    (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
  20. area
    the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
  21. artist
    a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
  22. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  23. aspect
    a characteristic to be considered
  24. Atlanta
    state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
  25. attempt
    make an effort or attempt
  26. blocking
    the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
  27. calibre
    diameter of a tube or gun barrel
  28. camera
    equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
  29. caribou
    Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America
  30. Carthage
    an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697
  31. Catherine
    first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
  32. cease
    put an end to a state or an activity
  33. chemical
    of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes
  34. Christopher
    Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
  35. coast
    the shore of a sea or ocean
  36. communicate
    transfer to another
  37. communicating
    the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
  38. compass
    navigational instrument for finding directions
  39. conclude
    bring to a close
  40. conflict
    an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
  41. confuse
    mistake one thing for another
  42. consume
    serve oneself to, or consume regularly
  43. contain
    contain or hold; have within
  44. coordinate
    of equal importance, rank, or degree
  45. coordination
    the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
  46. couple
    two items of the same kind
  47. Dakota
    a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
  48. David
    (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)
  49. derelict
    a person without a home, job, or property
  50. describe
    give a description of
  51. desert
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  52. digestion
    the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
  53. dispute
    coming into conflict with
  54. domestic
    a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
  55. edible
    suitable for use as food
  56. emphasize
    to stress, single out as important
  57. encounter
    come together
  58. entry
    the act of entering
  59. Eskimo
    a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')
  60. estimate
    judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
  61. exaggerate
    to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  62. expansion
    the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
  63. experience
    the content of direct observation or participation in an event
  64. Fairbanks
    United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)
  65. fiction
    a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
  66. film
    a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
  67. forage
    collect or look around for (food)
  68. found
    food and lodging provided in addition to money
  69. glucose
    a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy
  70. graduate
    receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
  71. Hedysarum
    genus of herbs of north temperate regions
  72. Henry
    a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)
  73. Henry David Thoreau
    United States writer and social critic (1817-1862)
  74. hypothesis
    a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
  75. hypothesize
    to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  76. impending
    close in time; about to occur
  77. include
    have as a part, be made up out of
  78. influence
    a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
  79. inspire
    serve as the inciting cause of
  80. intensely
    in an intense manner
  81. interaction
    a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
  82. interpret
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  83. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
  84. Jack
    a man who serves as a sailor
  85. Jack London
    United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916)
  86. journal
    a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
  87. journey
    the act of traveling from one place to another
  88. laboratory
    a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
  89. lean
    to incline or bend from a vertical position
  90. length
    the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
  91. Leo
    a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo
  92. Leo Tolstoy
    Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910)
  93. livestock
    any animals kept for use or profit
  94. locoweed
    any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock
  95. London
    the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
  96. melt
    reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
  97. metabolism
    the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
  98. modified
    changed in form or character
  99. modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  100. motivation
    the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
  101. non
    negation of a word or group of words
  102. nourish
    provide with nourishment
  103. nutrient
    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
  104. odyssey
    a long wandering and eventful journey
  105. Penn
    Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
  106. pod
    the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
  107. pseudonym
    a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
  108. reading
    written material intended to be read
  109. recount
    narrate or give a detailed account of
  110. region
    the extended spatial location of something
  111. research
    a search for knowledge
  112. route
    an established line of travel or access
  113. selection
    the act of choosing or selecting
  114. shed
    cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
  115. similar
    having the same or similar characteristics
  116. similarity
    the quality of being similar
  117. South Dakota
    a state in north central United States
  118. spring
    move forward by leaps and bounds
  119. stampede
    a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)
  120. starve
    die of food deprivation
  121. store
    a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
  122. story
    a record or narrative description of past events
  123. suggest
    make a proposal, declare a plan for something
  124. survival
    a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
  125. survive
    continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
  126. surviving
    still in existence
  127. symptom
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
  128. terrain
    a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential
  129. theory
    a belief that can guide behavior
  130. Thomas
    the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes
  131. Thoreau
    United States writer and social critic (1817-1862)
  132. Tolstoy
    Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910)
  133. toxic
    of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison
  134. toxin
    a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species
  135. university
    a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees
  136. Utah
    a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young
  137. vanish
    become invisible or unnoticeable
  138. Virginia
    one of the British colonies that formed the United States
  139. Wayne
    United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
  140. weigh
    have a certain weight
  141. wild
    in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
  142. wild potato
    erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes
  143. wilderness
    a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
  144. writer
    a person who is able to write and has written something