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Vocabulary: Into the Wild -- Set 2

Word (with POS) 1 affinity (N)

2 altruistic (ADJ)

3 aperture (N)

4 callow (ADJ)

Definition

A natural liking for someone or of something showing concern for the well-being of others

An opening

Immature

Synonym affection closeness

Antonym

unselfish compassionate

breach gap

outlet inexperience

untrained

5 cataclysm (N)

6 convivial (ADJ)

7 desiccate (V)

8 feckless (ADJ)

9 indelible (ADJ)

10 indignity (N)

Large scale event in the world

cheerful; lively

To remove moisture; to dry out

Weak in character; Ineffective

Unable to be erased or removed

Humiliation, shame

collapse catastrophe

calamity friendly enjoyable blithe shrivel dehydrate

drain incompetent

aimless useless enduring lasting unforgettable insult injustice mortification

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Word (with POS) 11 ingenuity (N)

12 itinerant (ADJ / N)

13 lilting (ADJ)

Definition

Skill or cleverness

Traveling from place to place; someone who travels from place to place

Speaking or singing in a cheerful manner

Synonym originality invention innovation nomadic migrant wandering passionate melodic

14 miasma (N)

15 morass (N)

16 obstinate (ADJ)

17 ruminate (V)

Unpleasant smell or vapor

Muddy or boggy ground; confusing situation Stubborn, sticking to an opinion, not easily moved

To muse or ponder

reek stench pollution marsh mire chaos inflexible unyielding

meditate reflect

Antonym

18

portraying oneself as

sanctimonious (ADJ) morally superior;

sacred

19 taciturn (ADJ)

Reserved or uncommunicative in speech

20 terminus (N)

Final goal; end of a transportation line

pious self-righteous

snobbish antisocial secretive speechless conclusion

closing destination

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