Omnivore's Dilemma Vocabulary #2 – Context Clues

Atavistic: powerful

Cornucopia: variety 

Intrepid: primitive; basic

Omnivore: organism that consumes vegetation and flesh

Distinctions: specific details 

Terrestrial:  foreign 

Anthropologist: scientist that studies humans and their cultural behavior

Predisposes: before disposal

Prodigious: incredible

Existential: something that is present

Inevitable: unavoidable, usually refers to an event

Unassailable: not accessible; not available

Paradox: you can't have something without the other

Quaintly: out-dated and unusual

Apotheosis: a small climax