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IntoTheWild1-7 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| unsullied "Alaska has long been a magnet for...people who think the unsullied enormity of the Last Frontier will patch all the holes in their lives." | not spoiled/made impure |
| sonorous "reports Gallien in a slow, sonorous drawl" | imposingly deep (voice) |
| Meandered "On Alex's map, nevertheless, the broken line meandered west" | following a winding course |
| trough "Between the flinty crests of the two outermost escarpments of the Outer Range runs an east-west trough" | long narrow open space |
| permafrost "the route was shortly rendered impassable by thawing permafrost and seasonal floods" | thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year |
| derelict A" vintage International Harvester from the 1940s, the derelict vehicle is located twenty-five miles west" | in very poor condition due to lack of use |
| anomaly "it harbors more than its share of wolf, bear, caribou, moose, and other game, a local secret that's jealously guarded by those hunters and trappers who are aware of the anomaly" | something that deviates from the norm |
| environs "The troopers made a cursory examination of the vehicle and its environs for signs of foul play" | surrounding area or district |
| Enigmatic "recorded the young man's final weeks in 113 terse, enigmatic entries" | hard to understand/mysterious |
| itinerant "McCandless was smallish with the hard, stringy physique of an itinerant laborer" | traveling from place to place, “itinerant travelers” |
| estranged "If McCandless felt estranged from his parents and siblings, he found a surrogate family in Westerberg and his employees" | alienated or no longer close |
| nomadic "the boy left town and resumed a nomadic existence" | wandering lifestyle |
| unencumbered "At long last he was unencumbered" | not held down |
| Emancipated "emancipated from the stifling world of his parents and peers" | free from societal restrictions |
| intermittent "savoring the intermittent company of other vagabonds he met along the way" | occurring at irregular intervals |
| emasculated "Emasculated by dams and diversion canals" | made weaker or less effective |
| indolently "the lower Colorado burbles indolently from reservoir to reservoir" | lazily |
| espoused "maintaining a sedentary existence that bore scant resemblance to the ideals he espoused in print" | adopted/supported |
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