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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