Survival Vocabulary

noun a person who has been shipwrecked and stranded in an isolated place, especially an island

adjective having been shipwrecked and stranded in an isolated place

• The castaway was stranded on a deserted island for months before being rescued.
• The castaway was found on the beach after being lost at sea for days.
• The castaway was shipwrecked and had to survive on their own until help arrived.
• She felt like a castaway in the big city, lost and alone among the crowds.

adverb Desperately is an adverb that describes the manner in which something is done, indicating a sense of urgency or extreme need.

• The company is desperately trying to secure funding to stay afloat.
• I'm desperately in need of a coffee right now.
• She's desperately crushing on him, it's so obvious.
• The flowers in the garden were desperately reaching for the sunlight.

verb A verb is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being. In this case, 'spared' is a verb that indicates that someone or something was not harmed or affected in a negative way.

• The city was spared from the worst of the storm's destruction.
• Luckily, our neighborhood was spared from the heavy rains.
• I can't believe he got spared from detention again.
• Her harsh criticism spared no one in the room.

noun life - the existence of an individual

pronoun one's - belonging to oneself

preposition for - indicating the object or purpose of an action

• The patient was in a fight for his life as the doctors worked tirelessly to save him.
• When the hiker got lost in the wilderness, it turned into a fight for her life to find her way back.
• After the car accident, it was a real fight for his life to recover from his injuries.
• Trying to meet the deadline felt like a fight for my life with all the obstacles in my way.