martes, 7 de junio de 2011

The Life of Pi Part3 (words)

Pliable, p.296: “It took centuries to still the fear in some pliable animals”
Pliable: Easily bent or shaped.

Poachers, p.297: “She was never heard from, not by police or hunters or
 poachers or anyone else”
Poachers: one who kills or takes wild animals (as game or fish) illegally.

Soles, p.297: “…One day the things that stick to the soles of your shoes…”
Soles:  The underside of the foot.

Merest: p.297: “… But you deny my hamlet the merest Bengal tiger!”
Merest:nothing more or other than; only

Mongooses, p.300: Mongooses as shipboard pests?”
Mongooses: Any of various Old World carnivorous mammals of the genus Herpestes and
 related genera, having a slender agile body and a long tail and noted for the ability to
seize and kill venomous snakes.

Flesh, p.304: “The bone stuck out of his flesh
Flesh: He surface or skin of the human body.

Bloated, p.304: “His foot became black and bloated
Bloated: Much bigger than desired

Brute, p.304: “He was a brute
Brute:  An animal; a beast.

Clung, p.305: “He clung to life”
Clung:  To hold fast or adhere to something, as by grasping, sticking, embracing, or
entwining.

Promptly, p.307: “The cook promptly butchered him”
Promptly:  with little or no delay.

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