Into the Wild Ch. 11-16 Vocab

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Monomania

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Exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for one thing.

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choler

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anger or irascibility.

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Idiosyncratic

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of or relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual.

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extemporaneous

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spoken or done without preparation.

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Rubicon

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To do something irreversible that strongly influences future events.

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perambulation

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to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse

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reverie

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a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.

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sanctimonious

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making a show of being morally superior to others.

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sullen

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bad-tempered, sulky; gloomy.

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castigated

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reprimand (someone) severely.