Into the Wild
Vocabulary
Chapters 1-6
Into the Wild
Vocabulary
Chapters 1-6
Directions: Use each of the following vocabulary words in a good sentence.
Directions: Use each of the following vocabulary words in a good sentence.
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admonish (v) – to scold
imminent (adj) – bound to happen
virulent (adj) – poisonous; infectious
infallibility (n) – the state of being unable to fail
emulating (v) – striving to equal by imitation
perfunctory (adj) – done routinely with little to no concern or care
indelible (adj) – permanent
contumacious (adj) – stubbornly rebellious
unencumbered (adj) – not weighted down by anything
adherent (adj) – a supporter of a cause or an individual
enigmatic (adj) – puzzling
meticulously (adv) – carefully; precisely
environs (v) – surrounds
incongruously (adv) – not harmoniously
inadvertently (adj) – unintentionally
estranged (adj) – cut off from feeling or affection
inimical (adj) – unfriendly; hostile
fatuous (adj) – foolish; inane
fulminate (v) – to issue a verbal attack
fervent (adj) – ardent; showing extreme emotion
deterred (v) – discouraged; prevented
garrulous (adj) – talkative
derelict (adj) – abandoned; left or deserted
renunciation (n) – the act of giving something up
discernible (adj) – perceptible by vision or intellect
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admonish (v) – to scold
imminent (adj) – bound to happen
virulent (adj) – poisonous; infectious
infallibility (n) – the state of being unable to fail
emulating (v) – striving to equal by imitation
perfunctory (adj) – done routinely with little to no concern or
care
indelible (adj) – permanent
contumacious (adj) – stubbornly rebellious
unencumbered (adj) – not weighted down by anything
adherent (adj) – a supporter of a cause or an individual
enigmatic (adj) – puzzling
meticulously (adv) – carefully; precisely
environs (v) – surrounds
incongruously (adv) – not harmoniously
inadvertently (adj) – unintentionally
estranged (adj) – cut off from feeling or affection
inimical (adj) – unfriendly; hostile
fatuous (adj) – foolish; inane
fulminate (v) – to issue a verbal attack
fervent (adj) – ardent; showing extreme emotion
deterred (v) – discouraged; prevented
garrulous (adj) – talkative
derelict (adj) – abandoned; left or deserted
renunciation (n) – the act of giving something up
discernible (adj) – perceptible by vision or intellect