Into Thin Air Vocab

Question 1

Catharsis

Answer 1

The purging of emotions through forms of art, such as music

Question 2

Expedition

Answer 2

An excursion, journey, or voyage made for some specific purpose

Question 3

Triumph

Answer 3

The act, fact, or condition of being victorious

Question 4

Devastate

Answer 4

To lay waste to or destroy

Question 5

Roil

Answer 5

To irritate or disturb

Question 6

Blunder

Answer 6

A gross, stupid, or careless mistake

Question 7

Descend

Answer 7

To go or pass from a higher place to a lower place

Question 8

Corroborate

Answer 8

To make certain or confirm

Question 9

Intrinsically

Answer 9

By nature; as a necessary or inseparable element or quality

Question 10

Altitude

Answer 10

The height of anything above a given planetary reference plane, especially above sea level

Question 11

Aftermath

Answer 11

Something that results or follows from an event, especially one of disastrous or unfortunate nature

Question 12

Discrepancy

Answer 12

The state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement

Question 13

Anguish

Answer 13

Excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain.

Question 14

Summit

Answer 14

The highest point or part of something

Question 15

Calamity

Answer 15

A great misfortune or disaster