Dec 8 & 9 2025 Into the Wild Ch 1-3 Quiz Teams & Personal Novel Read Time - Chapter 4 & 5 Into the Wild Read & Vocab

Silent Read 15 min

Into the Wild Ch 1-3 Quiz > Teams 

Monday - Dec 8 Personal Novel Read - LAST LAST CLASS!!! 

Tuesday - Dec 9 Chapter 4 & 5 Into the Wild Read & Complete - Vocab

Chapter 4 Vocabulary

  1. Cynical
  2. Trepidation
  3. Rancor
  4. Sanctimonious
  5. Skepticism
  6. Ideologue
  7. Prosaic

Chapter 5 Vocabulary - for next class after Ch 5 read - next class. 

  1. Contemplation
  2. Ruminating
  3. Intrepid
  4. Insatiable
  5. Oblivion
  6. Ascendance
Answer Key

Review of Ch 4 Vocab Into the Wild

Defined:

Chapter 4 Vocabulary

  1. Cynical: Believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.

  2. Trepidation: A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen.

  3. Rancor: Bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing.

  4. Sanctimonious: Making a show of being morally superior to other people.

  5. Skepticism: An attitude of doubt toward something; questioning or disbelief.

  6. Ideologue: An adherent of an ideology, especially one who is uncompromising and dogmatic.

  7. Prosaic: Lacking poetic beauty; commonplace; unromantic.

Chapter 5 Vocab Defined

*"Lumpen"(not in dictionary) is derived from the German word "Lumpenproletariat," which refers to a social class of marginalized and dispossessed individuals, often lacking stable employment or social status


Defined:

1. Contemplation: The action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time; deep reflective thought.

2. Ruminating: To think deeply or repeatedly about something; to ponder.

3. Intrepid: Fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect)

4. Insatiable: Impossible to satisfy; having an unquenchable desire

5. Oblivion: The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening around one; forgetfulness.

6. Ascendance: Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence.

Got to min 7.52 Ch 4 Audio



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