Unit 2: Novel Study: Into the Wild, Chapter 10–Epilogue

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  1. skepticism
    doubt about the truth of something
  2. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  3. cadence
    a recurrent rhythmical series
  4. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  5. inseparable
    not capable of being split
  6. concoct
    prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
  7. bearing
    (usually plural) a person's awareness of self
  8. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  9. indignation
    a feeling of righteous anger
  10. scrupulous
    having ethical or moral principles
  11. melodramatic
    having excitement and emotional appeal
  12. existential
    relating to or dealing with the state of being
  13. labyrinthine
    resembling a maze in form or complexity
  14. veneer
    an outward appearance that is deliberately misleading
  15. inebriated
    stupefied or excited by a chemical substance
  16. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  17. brash
    offensively bold
  18. formidable
    inspiring fear or dread
  19. volition
    the capability of conscious choice and decision
  20. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
  21. peruse
    examine or consider with attention and in detail
  22. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  23. fickle
    marked by erratic changeableness in affections
  24. strenuous
    characterized by or performed with much energy or force
  25. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  26. laceration
    a torn ragged wound
  27. confluence
    a coming together of people
Created on Mon Dec 07 13:55:29 EST 2020 (updated Tue Feb 02 11:03:49 EST 2021)

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