Chapter 18: A Dead Body Breathing

castaways

Survivors of a shipwreck

ardent

very enthusiastic, impassioned

zeal

enthusiasm

asphyxiation

stoppage of breathing or the lack of air reaching the lungs; synonym for suffocation

degradation

a decline to a lower condition, quality, or level

interrogated

to ask questions, examine by questioning

hypodermic

under the skin

emaciated

extremely thin; wasted away