Jon Krakauer's Into The Wild

Michael F.
This is a vocabulary list to accompany Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer.
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  1. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
  2. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  3. accurate
    characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth
  4. acid
    a sour water-soluble compound with a pH of less than 7
  5. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  6. adaptation
    the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions
  7. adapted
    changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
  8. addition
    the arithmetic operation of summing
  9. adopt
    take into one's family
  10. adventure
    a wild and exciting undertaking
  11. aid
    the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need
  12. aided
    having help; often used as a combining form
  13. Alaska
    a state in northwestern North America
  14. Alaskan
    a native or resident of Alaska
  15. Alexander
    king of Macedon
  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 acid group
  19. approximately
    imprecise but fairly close to correct
  20. area
    the extent of a two-dimensional surface within a boundary
  21. artist
    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
  25. attempt
    make an effort
  26. blocking
    the act of obstructing someone's movements
  27. calibre
    diameter of a tube or gun barrel
  28. camera
    equipment for taking photographs
  29. caribou
    Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes
  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
  32. cease
    put an end to a state or an activity
  33. chemical
    produced by reactions involving atomic or molecular changes
  34. Christopher
    Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers
  35. coast
    the shore of a sea or ocean
  36. communicate
    transfer to another
  37. 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
  41. confuse
    mistake one thing for another
  42. consume
    take in as food
  43. contain
    hold or have within
  44. coordinate
    of equal importance, rank, or degree
  45. coordination
    regulation of diverse elements into a 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
    the 2nd king of the Israelites
  49. derelict
    a person without a home, job, or property
  50. describe
    give a statement representing something
  51. desert
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  52. digestion
    the process by which the body breaks down food
  53. dispute
    the act of coming into conflict
  54. domestic
    of or relating to the home
  55. edible
    suitable for use as food
  56. emphasize
    stress or single out as important
  57. encounter
    come together
  58. entry
    the act of going in
  59. Eskimo
    a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic
  60. estimate
    judge tentatively
  61. exaggerate
    enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  62. expansion
    the act of increasing in size or volume or quantity or scope
  63. experience
    the content of observation or participation in an event
  64. Fairbanks
    United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles
  65. fiction
    a literary work based on the imagination
  66. film
    a series of moving pictures that tells a story
  67. forage
    collect or look around for, as food
  68. found
    set up
  69. glucose
    a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms
  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 that is not yet verified or tested
  75. hypothesize
    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
  79. inspire
    serve as the inciting cause of
  80. intensely
    in an extreme manner
  81. interaction
    mutual or reciprocal dealings or influence
  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 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
    incline or bend from a vertical position
  90. length
    the linear extent in space from one end to the other
  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
  96. melt
    reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state
  97. metabolism
    the organic processes that are necessary for life
  98. modified
    changed in form or character
  99. modify
    cause to change; make different
  100. motivation
    psychological feature arousing action toward a desired goal
  101. non
    negation of a word or group of words
  102. nourish
    provide with sustenance
  103. nutrient
    any substance that can be metabolized to give energy
  104. odyssey
    a long wandering and eventful journey
  105. Penn
    Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania
  106. pod
    the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant
  107. pseudonym
    a fake name used to engage in some activity
  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 seeking for knowledge
  112. route
    an established line of travel or access
  113. selection
    the act of choosing
  114. shed
    cause or allow to flow or run out or over
  115. similar
    having the same or nearly the same characteristics
  116. similarity
    the quality of being alike
  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
  120. starve
    die of food deprivation
  121. store
    a mercantile establishment for the 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
    the state of remaining alive
  125. survive
    continue in existence after
  126. surviving
    still in existence
  127. symptom
    a sensation associated with a particular disease
  128. terrain
    a piece of ground having specific characteristics
  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 poison
  134. toxin
    a poisonous substance produced organically
  135. university
    an institution of higher learning that grants degrees
  136. Utah
    a state in the western United States
  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 heft
  141. wild
    wild, free, and not controlled or touched by humans
  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
Created on Fri Feb 05 10:34:48 EST 2010 (updated Fri Feb 05 14:12:16 EST 2010)

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