Into the Wild List III Vocabulary

My freshmen are flabbergasted by the fact that Romeo and Juliet decide to get married hours after meeting; they agree that the​ (a)   decision will have horrible consequences.

• opprobrium 
• histrionic 
• bravado 
• rash
• nomadic 
• callow 
• perplexing 

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The article about McCandless in Outside generated a large volume of mail, and not a few of the letters heaped ​ (a)   on McCandless—and on me, as well, the author of the story, for glorifying what some thought was a foolish, pointless death.

• histrionic 
• bravado 
• nomadic 
• callow 
• perplexing 
• rash
• opprobrium

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Chris had many issues with his family, and his choice to live a ​ (a)   life exacerbated their need for control while giving him the freedom he dreamed of.

• histrionic 
• bravado 
• callow 
• perplexing 
• rash
• opprobrium
• nomadic

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To many Alaskans, Chris is just another example of an underprepared, overconfident man floundering in the wilderness; trying to survive on ​ (a)   and swagger alone.

• histrionic 
• callow 
• perplexing 
• rash
• opprobrium
• nomadic 
• bravado

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

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Her ​ (a)   reaction to the minor criticism, including a dramatic gasp and exaggerated eye-roll, left everyone in the class confused.

• callow 
• perplexing 
• rash
• opprobrium
• nomadic 
• bravado
• histrionic

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I find it ​ (a)   that my more recent AP classes have found Walt's secret family, with children younger than Chris, totally okay and not absolutely life-altering like I do.

• callow 
• rash
• opprobrium
• nomadic 
• bravado
• histrionic 
• perplexing

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

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As the ​ (a)   young actor delivered his lines with shaky confidence, the audience could see he had a long way to go before mastering his craft.

• rash
• opprobrium
• nomadic 
• bravado
• histrionic 
• perplexing 
• callow

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

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Unfortunately, Chris’s death is attributed to a(n) ​ ​ (a)   of natural resources and the insufficient materials he brought to offset that.

• insinuated 
• paucity
• uncanny
• hubris
• bumbling 
• equanimity

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In 7th grade, a new girl moved to my middle school and ​ (a)   herself into the popular group by spreading rumors about me until my friends kicked me to the curb and she took my place.

• uncanny
• hubris
• bumbling 
• equanimity
• paucity
• insinuated

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Everett Ruess's correspondence reveals ​ (a)   parallels between Ruess and Chris McCandless.

• uncanny
• hubris
• bumbling 
• equanimity
• paucity
• insinuated

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

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