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Into the Wild Vocab

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transcendent something so excellent that it's beyond the range of human understanding.
peregrination a long journey or period of wandering
asceticism rigorous self-denial, particularly the rejection of the pleasures of the world.
fulminate explode (bomb, experiment, or person)
contumacious stubbornly disobedient; resisting authority
mawkish excessively sentimental; so sappy it's sickeningd
altruism the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
desicate dry out; lacking vitality; spiritless; with
surfeit the state of being more than full
recalcitrant stubbornly resistant to authority or control
indolent slow or lazy
histrionic the characteristic of over-dramatizing things; over-acts
recondite really hard to comprehend; hard for the average mind to understand
banality boring or overused remark
obsequious attempting to win favor from influential people through flattery
lambaste to reprimand or berate someone severely.
castigate reprimand someone in a very harsh way
pellucid clear; easily understandable
munificent very generous
convivial fond of the pleasures of good company
garrulous someone who won’t stop talking about trivial things; endlessly chatty
razed tear down; bull-doze
doleful filled with sadness
mercurial someones whose mood or behavior is changeable/unpredictable
incendiary arousing to action; tanding to provoke
brazen doing something shocking shamelessly
equanamity steadiness of mind under stress
fatuous devoid of intelligence
rancor feeling of deep and bitter anger
turgid overly showy for the sake of being noticed
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