Fulminated
Visage
Primordial
Nomadic
Helter-skelter
Vagabond
Pseudonym
Metabolized
Exultation
Words included in Sentence and with Definition:
“In addition to the financial strain of exchanging a steady paycheck for the vagaries of self-employment….”
an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance
“…others fulminated that he was a reckless idiot, a wacko, a narcissist who perished out of arrogance and stupidity…”
to explode with a loud noise; detonate
“…while above their heads Ross Perot’s sneering visage flickers across a silent television screen.”
the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance
“The dominant primordial beast was strong in Buck…”
constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original
“Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon”
any wanderer; itinerant
“…adopt a helter-skelter style of life that will appear to be crazy.”
in headlong and disorderly haste
“Astoundingly, the eighty-one-year-old man took the brash twenty-four-year-old vagabond’s advice to heart.”
wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic
“(this is not his real name, at his request I have given him a pseudonym)…”
a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name
“…he had metabolized most of his body fat and was having difficulty staying warm during the long, cold nights.”
physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available.
“The solitude and total freedom of the wilderness created a perfect setting for either melancholy or exultation.”
lively or triumphant joy, as over success or victory.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why did Christopher McCandless leave for Alaska?
2. Who last seen Chris McCandless living?
3. Alexander Super tramp is what?
4. Which word is best to describe McCandless?
5. How does his family react to him missing?
6. What does Chris do with his savings account money?
7. What does Chris die from?
8. Which season caused major issues for Chris?
9. What happens to the moose Chris kills?
10. How was Chris's remains discovered?
Exam Key:1. To escape from civilization.
2. Jim Gallien.
3. Chris's fake name.
4. Stubborn.
5. The become neurotic and concerned.
6. Donates it to a charity.
7. Eating a poisonous plant.
8. Winter.
9. The meat goes bad and he cannot use it.
10. By two hunters that visited the bus.
