Life of Pi Vocab #3

Question 1

Affront

Answer 1

Definition:a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult

Question 2

Construe

Answer 2

Definition: to give the meaning or intention of

Question 3

Persnickety

Answer 3

Definition: snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob

Question 4

Malaise

Answer 4

Definition:a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.

Question 5

Deference

Answer 5

Definition: respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.

Question 6

Arduous

Answer 6

Definition: requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult:

Question 7

Curmudgeon

Answer 7

Definition:a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person

Question 8

Juggernaut

Answer 8

Definition: any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team.

Question 9

Imminent

Answer 9

Definition: likely to occur at any moment

Question 10

Sacrilegious

Answer 10

Definition: involving or committing sacrilege - violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred.

Question 11

Euphoria

Answer 11

Definition: a state of intense happiness and self-confidence

Question 12

Copious

Answer 12

Definition:large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful

Question 13

Verbatim

Answer 13

Definition: in exactly the same words; word for word

Question 14

Commotion

Answer 14

Definition: violent or tumultuous motion; agitation; noisy disturbance