Into the WildInto the Wild Vocab. Ch 8- Vocab. Ch 8-1414

Opprobrium (noun)Opprobrium (noun)

• DEF: Harsh criticism

Opine (verb)Opine (verb)

• DEF: to state an opinion

Sinewy (adj)Sinewy (adj)

• DEF: Strong and lean

Penchant (noun)Penchant (noun)

• DEF: A strong and continued tendency (to do something)

Insolence (noun)Insolence (noun)

• DEF: Bold and contumacious behavior.

• RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:

• Insolent, adj.

• Insolently, adv.

Taciturn (adj)Taciturn (adj)

• DEF: Disinclined to talk

Arcane (adj)Arcane (adj)

• DEF: Mysterious, obscure, understood only by a select few

Mercurial (adj)Mercurial (adj)

• DEF: Characterized by unpredictable and rapid changes (in mood).

• Mercurially, adv.

Ostensibly (adv)Ostensibly (adv)

• DEF: Apparently or supposedly true, but maybe not actually true. Taken to be true, but can’t be proved.

• RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:

• Ostensible, adj.

Incorrigible (adj)Incorrigible (adj)

• DEF: Incapable of being changed or corrected; unruly.

• RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:

• Incorrigibly, adv.

Sanctimonious (adj)Sanctimonious (adj)

• DEF: Hypocritically devout or pious; making a show of holiness or sanctity.

• RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:

• Sanctimoniously, adv.

Anomalous (adj)Anomalous (adj)

• DEF: Inconsistent with the norm; marked by contradiction

• RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:

• Anomalously, adv

Lampoon (verb)Lampoon (verb)

• DEF: To make fun of in a satirical way.

Idiosyncratic (adj)Idiosyncratic (adj)

• DEF: Characterized by a peculiarity or uniqueness of temperament or thought.

• RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:

• Idiosyncrasy, noun

• Idiosyncratically, adv.

Extemporaneous (adj)Extemporaneous (adj)

• DEF: Performed or created on the spur of the moment, abruptly.

• RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:

• Extemporaneously, adv.

• Extemporaneousness, noun

Scrupulously (adv)Scrupulously (adv)

• DEF: With great care and attention to detail; or, with moral integrity.

• RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:

• Scrupulous, adj.

Recalcitrant (adj)Recalcitrant (adj)

• DEF: Stubborn, defiant of authority

• RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:

• Recalcitrance, noun

Gregarious (adj)Gregarious (adj)

• DEF: Talkative

• RELATED PARTS OF SPEECH:

• Gregariously, adv.

Inveigle (verb)Inveigle (verb)

• DEF: To win or achieve something by ingenuity, flattery, or trickery.

Dearth (noun)Dearth (noun)

• DEF: A lack of something