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Life of Pi
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prospects | chances, opportunities |
| elements | the forces of weather:wind, rain, etc |
| marauding | attacking, invading |
| tarpaulin | heavy duty water proof material |
| sustenance | food and drink, nourishment |
| insouciant | having casual lock at concern, being indifferent |
| parched | dried out because of intense heat |
| compelling | overwhelming |
| cauldron | large metal pot used for cooking usually over an open fire |
| just desserts | the fate of punishment somebody deserves |
| superior | better, higher up |
| prey | animals hunted by other animals for food |
| plausible | possible, reasonable |
| transform | change |
| tautly | tightly;not loosely or slackly |
| bow and stern | parts of a boat; bow is the front end and stern is the back |
| unambiguos | not open to other interpretations |
| supplication | the act of asking or begging in a humble,earnest manner |
| gunnel | also gunwale;the upper edge of the side of a boat |
| dint | a dent or hollow in the surface of something |
| by dint of | throught hard work |
| dispatched | dealt with quickly and efficiently |
| plentitude | the condition of being full or complete |
| deluge | flood |
| tiffins | light meals,lunches or snacks |
| savory | salty or spicy,not sweet |
| palate | one's appreciation of taste and flavor |
| extended | stretched;reached |
| soothed | comforted |
| frailty | condition of being fragile or easily breakable |
| despair | loss of hope |
| formidable | powerful,intense |
| horizon | the line at which the sky and earth seem to meet |
| dominated | exercised control over |
| deliberation | the act of deciding or thinking over something |
| agitated | troubled or nervous/worried |
| reprieve | the temporary delay of a punishment or unwanted event; a break |
| passivity | lack of resistance or reaction to; calm |
| exceptional | very unusual or not common |
| restrict | limit |