English Modern American Literature Part 4 Name: The Life of Pi : Study Guide : CHAPTERS 6–22 Vocabulary: Use the contextual cues to predict the meaning of the highlighted vocabulary word. 6, p. 24). 1. “His spice rack looks like an apothecary’s shop” (ch. apothecary: of our sloth bears became seriously ill with severe hemorrhagic after being enteritis 2. “One given fish that had gone putrid by a man who was convinced he was doing a (ch. 8, good deed” pp. 30–31). enteritis: 3. the terrarium house, the rhinos, the ungulates, “We passed birds, bears, apes, monkeys, elephants, the (ch. 8, p. 33). giraffes” ungulates: the of its few half–wild (ch. 11, p. 42). canton 4. “They only rid dogs” canton: a big, black, tropical cat managed to survive for more than two months in a Swiss 5. “That winter without being seen by anyone, let alone attacking anyone, speaks plainly to the fact that escaped zoo animals are not dangerous criminals but simply wild creatures seeking absconding to (ch. 11, p. 42). fit in” absconding:
English Modern American Literature Part 4 Name: The Life of Pi : Study Guide : CHAPTERS 6–22 Vocabulary: Use the contextual cues to predict the meaning of the highlighted vocabulary word. 1. “His spice rack looks like an apothecary’s shop” (ch. 6, p. 24). apothecary: 2. “One of our sloth bears became seriously ill with severe hemorrhagic enteritis after being given fish that had gone putrid by a man who was convinced he was doing a good deed” (ch. 8, pp. 30–31). enteritis: 3. “We passed birds, bears, apes, monkeys, ungulates, the terrarium house, the rhinos, the elephants, the giraffes” (ch. 8, p. 33). ungulates: 4. “They only rid the canton of its few half–wild dogs” (ch. 11, p. 42). canton: 5. “That a big, black, tropical cat managed to survive for more than two months in a Swiss winter without being seen by anyone, let alone attacking anyone, speaks plainly to the fact that escaped zoo animals are not dangerous absconding criminals but simply wild creatures seeking to fit in” (ch. 11, p. 42). absconding:
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