Flush by Carl Hiaasen chapter 4-6 All photos courtesy of Google Images

Ballistic—extremely upset or agitated and irrational

Poach—to illegally hunt or trap animals

Volatile—unstable; tending or threatening to become violent easily; explosive

Vandalism—deliberate destruction of or damage to property

Deluded—deceived; misled

Capsize—to overturn or sink

Mopey—droopy or glum

Delinquent—showing or characterized by a tendency to commit crime, particularly minor crime

Erratic--not regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable

Slander--make false and damaging statements about someone; a false spoken statement about someone that is damaging

Cower—crouch down in fear

Deprecate--express disapproval of