Into the Wild Vocab Chapter 1-2

Front

Thick layer of frozen subsurface soil

Back

Permafrost

Front

Deviates from normal

Back

anomaly

Front

Surrounding area

Back

environs

Front

Producing a deep or full sound

Back

sonorous

Front

Difficult to understand, mysterious

Back

enigmatic

Front

In a very poor condition

Back

derelict

Front

Wander at random

Back

meander

Front

Pure, spotless

Back

unsullied

Front

A long steep slope

Back

escarpment