Life of Pi Vocabulary

Robin S. (United States of America)
Vocabulary word list from the Life of Pi
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  1. bamboozle
    conceal one's true motives from
  2. ruddy
    inclined to a healthy reddish color
  3. crux
    the most important point
  4. obscurely
    in an obscure manner
  5. zoology
    the branch of biology that studies animals
  6. cosmogony
    the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
  7. Kabbalah
    an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries
  8. in situ
    in the original or natural place or site
  9. indolence
    inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
  10. trifling
    not worth considering
  11. incoherent
    without logical or meaningful connection
  12. lasciviousness
    feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
  13. founder
    a person who establishes some institution
  14. raiment
    especially fine or decorative clothing
  15. apothecary
    a health professional who prepares and dispenses drugs
  16. enteritis
    inflammation of the intestine
  17. ungulate
    any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
  18. canton
    a small administrative division of a country
  19. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  20. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  21. alpha
    the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
  22. omega
    the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet
  23. compliant
    disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes
  24. beta
    the second letter of the Greek alphabet
  25. gamma
    the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
  26. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  27. Kaaba
    (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying
  28. defiler
    a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment
  29. avatar
    the manifestation of a Hindu deity in human or animal form
  30. Bedouin
    a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
  31. imam
    the person who leads prayers in a mosque
  32. ineluctably
    by necessity
  33. pastoral
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  34. existential
    relating to or dealing with the state of being
  35. hanuman
    langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India
  36. impious
    lacking piety or reverence for a god
  37. idolater
    a person who worships idols
  38. flunky
    an underling of unquestioning obedience
  39. apoplectic
    marked by extreme anger
  40. lampooner
    mimics literary or musical style for comic effect
  41. depravity
    moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
  42. aviary
    a building where birds are kept
  43. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  44. assimilate
    make alike
  45. Methuselah
    a patriarch who is said to have lived 969 years
  46. agouti
    agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food
  47. dyspeptic
    suffering from indigestion
  48. innumerable
    too many to be counted
  49. ensconce
    fix firmly
  50. flotsam
    the floating wreckage of a ship
  51. fodder
    coarse food composed of plants or leaves and stalks
  52. dissembling
    pretending with intention to deceive
  53. cataleptic
    of or having characteristics of or affected with catalepsy
  54. exude
    release in drops or small quantities
  55. prototype
    a standard or typical example
  56. ostentation
    pretentious or showy or vulgar display
  57. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
  58. catholicity
    the quality of being universal; existing everywhere
  59. remonstration
    the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
  60. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  61. simian
    relating to or resembling an ape or a monkey
  62. durian
    tree of southeast Asia having fruit with a hard spiny rind
  63. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  64. chromatic
    being, having, or characterized by color
  65. abomination
    hate coupled with disgust
  66. coagulate
    change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
  67. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  68. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
Created on Tue Jan 10 12:24:40 EST 2012 (updated Tue Feb 12 22:54:51 EST 2013)

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