Here are some of the words that I did not understand along the way of reading the rest of Life of Pi :
" He raised himself onto the gunnel and looked my way. "
gunnel-
any small eel like eels that swim in shallow waters of the North Atlantic. paragraph 3, page 160
" You've seen them in brackish mangrove swamps "
brackish-
been slightly salted, or with a salty flavour. paragraph 2, page 165
" There were also a few highly cryptic lines distilling the art and science of navigation "
distilling ( distill) -
there are many definitions but I think the one that suits the most would be that distilling is the process of concentration and purification. paragraph 2, page 167
" And the gastronomic suggestions only confirmed to my mind that the English didn't know the meaning of the word food. "
gastronomic -
1. the art or science of good eating
2. the style of cooking or eating
paragraph 3, page 167
" It seemed Richard Parker was such a magnetic pole of life, so charismatic in his vitality, that other expressions of life found it intolerable. "
charismatic -
1.of or having character of charisma
2. charisma - a spiritual power or personal quality over a group of people. page 170, paragraph 3
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