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Into the Wild Vocab Author’s Notes-Ch.1

Into the Wild Vocab Author’s Notes-Ch.1. Copy the definitions for these words in your notes. Find the word in the reading. Copy the sentence from the book.

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Into the Wild Vocab Author’s Notes-Ch.1

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  1. Into the Wild Vocab Author’s Notes-Ch.1 Copy the definitions for these words in your notes. Find the word in the reading. Copy the sentence from the book. Go through this Powerpoint. Determine which word best fits each sentence. Write the sentence number next to the definition. You often will need the change the form of the word to make it fit (ie “meander” becomes “meandering”

  2. Vocab List – Author’s note • transcendent (adj.) 1) Describes something so excellent that it's beyond the limits of known human experience; 2) above or outside all known categories; 3) superior in quality or achievement e.g. - A movie that truly moves you in a way you've never experienced might offer you a transcendent experience • enigma (noun) somebody or something that is a puzzle, a mystery, not easily explained or understood e.g. - Because there are many questions that remain a mystery, the solar system is still, in many ways, an enigma. • [enigmatic (adj.)] • destitute (adj.) 1) extremely poor; lacking money, resources, or possessions needed to survive; 2) completely wanting or lacking (You can be destitute of money but you can also be destitute of friends or intelligence) e.g. - The destitute children slept inside tires at the junkyard because they had no home. • emulate (verb) to try hard to equal or surpass somebody or something, especially by imitating a person's success or positive qualities e.g. - Fried tried to emulate the style of his favorite drummer, the Who's Keith Moon. • asceticism (noun) severe discipline; a principled way of life based on simplicity and self denial, especially of the world's pleasures e.g. - As part of their devotion to their faith, monks often practice asceticism, purposely living without sex, material wealth, or other pleasures. • narcissist (noun) someone who is completely fascinated by him or herself, often forgetting that others exist; extreme vanity (From the Greek myth of Narcissus, who falls in love with his own reflection in a pool of water.) e.g. - Rodney dented his car because he kept checking himself out in his rear view mirror. What a narcissist! • [narcissistic (adj.)]

  3. Vocab Chapter 1 • sully p.4 (verb) 1) to soil, stain, or tarnish; 2) to taint or mar the purity of something • [sullied (adj.) soiled, stained, tarnished unsullied (adj.) not stained or tarnished; pure and fresh] e.g. - When the customers found cockroaches in their pizza, the manager knew the incident would sully his restuarant's reputation. • sonorous p.4 (adj.) producing a loud, deep, rich sound e.g. - My mom's sonorous snore keeps the whole house awake at night. • meander p.5 (verb) 1) to follow an indirect route or course, especially one with twists; 2) to wander for pleasure or because of a lack of motivation e.g. - The speaker meandered, rambling and going off topic, taking hours to return to the main point. • retort p.7 (verb/noun) to say something sharp, angry, witty or insulting in a quick response to what someone else has said; 2) to put forward an argument in reply to someone else’s argument e.g. - In TV sitcoms, characters often respond to one another with snappy retorts.

  4. 1) Because of his amazingly ___________ vocals, actor James Earl Jones was the perfect choice to voice Darth Vader.

  5. 2) This family appears to be attempting to _____________ a big hair, heavy metal band from the ‘80s.

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  7. 4) I was extremely upset by the way the pollution _________________ the beautiful landscape.

  8. 5) Some people try bungee jumping because they feel it will provide a _____________experience.

  9. 6) Fuzzydoodle found out that _____________ was a crime in his neighborhood when this SWAT team went all commando on him.

  10. 7) Though known for living a life of _________________, these nuns appear to follow a more indulgent path.

  11. 9) Dorothea Lange’s haunting photographs from the Great Depression helped many understand the struggles that ___________ Americans were facing.

  12. 10) Nobody really understood why Greg wore this costume every day—he was something of an ___________.

  13. I always think of a clever ______ to an insult long after the chance has passed to give it.

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