Into the Wild Vocab Unit 1

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"Unable to let McCandless go, I retraced the _______________ path that led to his death in the Alaska taiga, chasing down details with an obsession."

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convoluted

Front

Taiga

Back

Front

Not a synonym for "peregrinations":

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Expedition

Front

Chris lived in a sparse, monkish room with just a mattress, milk crates, and a table.

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Ascetic

Front

Chris was ________________. People could not understand his motivations for his lifestyle.

Back

Enigmatic

Front

Someone who _______________ you might not be _____________.

Back

Harangues; congenial

Front

Chris fits incongruously in:

Back

At home with his parents

Front

Chris hunts in Alaska without a license, canoes down the Colorado River without a permit, and crosses borders without a passport. These are examples of him being ______________.

Back

Contumacious

Front

Chris found this onerous:

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Working at McDonalds

Front

Inimical towards Chris:

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"The Bull"