Vocab Into The Wild Flashcards
(103 cards)
1
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Leverage
A
The action of a lever
2
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Liability
A
being liable
3
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panorama
A
a picture exhibited a part at a time
4
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Paradox
A
Contrary to received opinion
5
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Savvy
A
Showing comprehension
6
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Taciturn
A
Disinclined to talk
7
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Trajectory
A
Curve that a body describes in space
8
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Opprobrium
A
Public disgrace
9
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Paradoxical
A
Self-contradictory
10
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Paucity
A
Insufficient quantities
11
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Validation
A
Make valid
12
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Bohemian
A
Unconventional social habits
13
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Dessicate
A
Remove the moisture from
14
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Repugnance
A
Strong dislike
15
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Adamant
A
Maintaining a position
16
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Autonomy
A
Self-governing state
17
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Ford
A
Shallow part of water
18
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Prudent
A
Careful
19
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Traverse
A
Obstacle
20
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Console
A
Giving comfort
21
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Convivial
A
Friendly
22
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Cunning
A
Clever at planning something
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Eminence
A
Famous, respected
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Ensuing
A
Happening after sonething
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Entrepreneurial
Starting their own business
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Sublimity
Sublime
27
Intermittent
Not continuous
28
Carapace
Hard upper shell
29
Inebriate
Drunk
30
Phantasmagoria
A sequence of real/imaginary images
31
Recumbent
a person lying down
32
Deprivation
Lack of something
33
Stymied
Prevent the progress of
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Fecund
Capable of producing
35
Bided
Stay somewhere
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Subside
Become less intense
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Ominous
Impression that something bad is going to happen
38
Ephemeral
Lasting for a very short time
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Incendiary
Cause fires
40
Ludicrous
Ridiculous
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Unscathed
Without suffering any injury
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Veracity
Accuracy
43
Vestiges
A trace of something that no longer exists
44
Immoderation
Being excessive
45
Lament
Complaint
46
Pathological
Involving/caused by a physical or mental disease
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Stabilizing
Become unlikely to overturn
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Tedious
Too long, slow
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Tyranny
Cruel rule
50
Unsubstantial
Imaginary
51
Onerous
Law
52
Escapade
Adventure
53
Volatile
Easily evaporated
54
Autocratic
Ruler who has absolute power
55
Rhetorical
Relating with the art of rhetoric
56
Laceration
A deep cut in skin
57
Massif
A compact group of montains
58
Lambaste
Criticize someone
59
Ungulate
Mammal
60
Voyeur
Curious about other people’s personal lives
61
Unequivocal
No doubt
62
Finesse
Delicate manner
63
Flaunt
Display
64
Gregarious
Sociable
65
Incorrigible
Not able to be corrected
66
Inequity
Lack of justice
67
Inherent
Existing in something as a permanent
68
Ironic
Irony
69
Anonymous
Not identified
70
Skepticism
Incredulity
71
Affinity
Casual connection
72
Apartheid
Racial segregation
73
Arcane
Secret
74
Astride
With one leg on each side
75
Dire
Urgent
76
Feral
Wild
77
Conjecture
Formation of expression of an opinion
78
Ingest
To take into the body
79
Incapacitated
Unable to act
80
Aboriginal
Original
81
Agitated
Excited
82
Alpinist
Mountaineer who climbs glaciated mountains
83
Banalities
Banal
84
Bravado
Courage
85
Commune
A group of people living together
86
Flamboyant
Rich in color
87
Oblique
Diverging from a given straight line
88
Succumb
To give way to superior force
89
Scrupulous
Precise
90
Tenacious
Firm hold
91
Pensive
Dreamily
92
Recalcitrant
Hard to deal with
93
Naïve
Innocent
94
Sobriquet
Nickname
95
Abiding
Enduring
96
Rapturous
Enthusiasm
97
Staid
Serious
98
Ramparts
Wall of a castle
99
Metastasize
Spread to other sites in the body by metastasis
100
Rueful
Expressing regret
101
Epiphany
Manifestation of a divine
102
Excruciating
Painful
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Spindrift
Driving snow or sand
