Into The Wild Vocabulary Final

vocabulary words from Into The Wild by John Krakauer

Transcendtalism

any system of pholsophical thought that emphasizing the intutive and spiritual above the empirical and material

Civil Disobedecne

a groups refusal to obey a law because they believe that the law is immoral

Henry David Thoreau

American naturalist essayist poet and philosopher

Jack London

US writer of adventure novels and short stories

Intrinsic Value

belonging to a thing by its own nature

Instrumental Value

serving or acting as a means or aid

Estranged

caused to be unloved

Nomadic

moving from one place to another rather than living in one place all the time

Odessey

a long wondering and eventful journey

Bravado

a swaggering show of courage

Bohemian

a nonconformist and unconventional living, appearance and/or behavior

Picaresque

involving clever rouge or adventures especially as in a type of fiction

Nuance

a subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude

Recalcitrant

stubbornly resistant to authority or control

Euphoria

a feeling of great exaggerated elation

Factitious

not produced by natural forces; artificial or fake

Hauteur

overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward infuriors

Sabbatical

taking a leave

Grueling

characterized by effort or the point of exhaustion; especially phisiical effort