Into the Wild Vocabulary Flashcards

A collection of vocabulary flashcards based on terms used throughout Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild.

contumacious

(Adjective) Stubbornly rebellious; willfully disobedient.

primordial

(Adjective) Existing from the very beginning; original.

sere

(Adjective) Dry; withered.

eremitic

(Adjective) Like a hermit or recluse.

fulminate

(Verb) To explode loudly.

harangue

(Noun) A scolding or an intense verbal attack.

anchorite

(Noun) A person who chooses to live in a solitary place; religious seclusion; hermit.

paucity

(Noun) A small quantity; insufficient; scarce.

anomalous

(Adjective) Not fitting into a common or familiar type; unusual; inconsistent.

convivial

(Adjective) Friendly; agreeable; jovial.

fatuous

(Adjective) Silly or foolish.

hauteur

(Noun) Haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.

laconic

(Adjective) Expressing much in a few words; concise.

munificence

(Noun) Very liberal in giving; generous.

volition

(Noun) Will or determination.