Elephant Run Vocab Pgs. 1-68

Pangolin Pg. 10

Definition: pangolins or scaly anteaters are mammals of the order pholidota Sentence: There were pangolin, macque, gaur hog deer, sambhur deer, muntjac, civet, swarms of biting inscets, and of course, the wild elephants they planned to capture and train to harvest the valuable timber.

Curt Pg. 51

Definition: rudely brief Sentence: Mya gave him a curt nod, then started down the trail a lot faster than nick would have liked.

Pagoda Pg. 49

Definition: a Hindu or Buddhist temple or sacred building, typically a many-tiered tower, in India and East Asia Sentence: "At the pagoda?"

Cheroot Pg. 17

Definition: a cigar with both ends open and untapered Sentence: Nang puffed on his cheroot and waited.

Serenaded Pg. 13

Definition: a piece of music sung or played in the open air, typically by a man at night under the window of his lover Sentence: After dinner they unrolled their woven mats and bedded down for the night, serenaded by frogs, crickets, the grunt of a sambhur deer, and the occasional raspy roar of tigers.

Knack Pg. 65

Definition: a tendency to do something Sentence: But, of course, he has a knack for that."

Embossed Pg. 25

Definition: carve, mold, or stamp a design on (a surface) so that it stands out in relief Sentence: Embossed on the cover in gold letters was his father's name.

Quirky Pg. 29

Definition: characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits Sentence: His mother had told him that the Sergeant Major was a little "quirky" and had designed the house with a fireplace in nearly every room to remind him of the chilly nights in England.

Groggily Pg. 3

Definition: dazed, weak, or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep, or a blow Sentence: Groggily, Nick got out of bed and joined their housekeeper, Mrs. Knolls, in the underground station down the street.

Pneumonia Pg. 9

Definition: lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid Sentence: After the pneumonia had run its course, his mother's excuse for not returning was that Nick was still too frail for the tropical climate.