Friday, August 28, 2015

Into the Wild Vocabulary

Look here for words you are responsible for as part of reading "Into the Wild," by Jon Krakauer.

So far this is our list:

1. Typhoon
2. Capitalism
3. Peregrinations

For additional vocabulary credit:

Any words in the book that you don't know, look up in the dictionary, and list them and their definitions in the comment section.

By Friday, September 4, you are responsible for contributing one vocabulary word, for a total of 19 by the end of next week.


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  2. Opaque pg 11: Not able to be seen through; Not transparent

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  3. anomaly (pg. 11): something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected

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  5. Oxidize- combine or become combined chemically with oxygen. pg 10
    maneuverable- able to be maneuvered easily while in motion. pg 12

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  6. seldom-not often ˈseldəm/ (pg. 15)
    mawkish-sentimental in a feeble or sickly way. ˈmôkiSH (pg. 16)

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  7. seldom-not often ˈseldəm/ (pg. 15)
    mawkish-sentimental in a feeble or sickly way. ˈmôkiSH (pg. 16)

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  8. seldom-not often
    mawkish-sentimental in a feeble or sickly way.

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  9. Contumacious- stubbornly perverse or rebellious;p.11

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  10. Contumacious- stubbornly perverse or rebellious;p.11

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