"on a shoestring to Coorg"

here's some vocab work on the book "on a shoestring to Coorg".

Dewy: wet with dew.
The feeling of dewy grass under your feet.

Lithe: a lithe person is able to mover and bend her body easily and gracefully; flexible
Arching her body, a lithe gymnast achieves postures of astonishing grace and skill.

Quaint: something attractive because it’s unusual and rather old-fashioned
the Constitution itself is quaint and outdated.

Abscond, to: if someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission
Two paedophiles absconded from the State prison yesterday.

Bullock cart: bullock is a young bull that has been castrated. A bullock-cart is a cart drawn by bullocks.
Instead of taking a taxi you can opt for a bullock-cart ride.

Latrine: a structure, usually consisting of a hole in the ground, that is used as a toilet for example in a military camp.
Most latrines in East-Africa are more that 10 m deep.

Sartorial: relating to clothes and to the way they are made or worn.
recognising a sartorial sin is the first step to get to know fashion.

Endeavour: attempt to do something, especially something new or originally.
Shuttle Endeavour to stay in space until Wednesday

Brusquely: quickly and shortly, almost rude
I brusquely told him to piss off.

Favouritism: if you accuse someone of favouritism, you disapprove of them because they unfairly help or favour one person or group much more than another.
Hypocrisy and favouritism are on the top of most people’s ethical concerns’ list.

Conspicuous: can be seen or noticed very easily;
the Thai Majal is a conspicuous construction.

Callous: very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
Many tv-stations had such callous reactions to the bombings that took dozens of lives.

Stark: stark choises or statements are harsh and unpleasant./ very plain in appearence.
Oil industry faces a stark choice caused by the failure to find easily exploitable oil resources.

Intermarriage: marriage between people from different social, racial, or religious groups.
Most Jews do not accept intermarriages between Jews and non-Jews.

Provoke inter-caste friction:
intermarriage can provoke inter-caste friction

Susceptibility: if you have a susceptibility to something unpleasant, you are likely to be affected by it./ a person’s susceptibilities are feelings which can be easily hurt.
Genetic susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer was proved by many scientists.