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The Raft Vocabulary
Chapters 1-19
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adorning | to make more beautiful or attractive |
| albeit | although |
| anguished | experiencing or expressing extreme pain or suffering |
| beckoned | make a gesture with a hand or arm |
| chaos | complete disorder and confusion |
| dehydration | the loss or removal of water |
| demeanor | outward behavior or bearing |
| famished | extremely hungry |
| flailed | waving or swinging violently |
| hyperthermia | condition of having body temperature greatly above average |
| illuminate | light up |
| immersed | dip or submerge in liquid |
| intermittent | occurring in irregular intervals |
| isolation | the process of fact of being isolated |
| lolled | sit, lie, or stand in a lazy way |
| lurching | to make and abrupt, uncontrolled movement |
| parched | extremely thirsty |
| reassurance | the action of removing someone's doubt or fears |
| redeemed | compensate for the bad faults or aspects of something |
| callously | in a way that shows an insensitive and cruel regard |