Vocabulary Unit 8: Flushed Away - Word Definitions and Examples
Vocabulary Unit 8
Flushed Away
Animosity
The Toad felt nothing but
animosity
towards rats and
mice because his former owner, Prince Charles, had
replaced him with a mouse as a pet.
Animosity
(n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility
Apathy
When Le Frog delayed his search for Roddy and Rita
by five hours so that he could eat dinner, it suggested
a certain
apathy
for his mission.
Apathy
(n.) a lack of feeling,
emotion or interest
Commend
Sid
commended
Roddy’s home for its comfort and
poshness. In fact, he liked it so much he decided to
replace Roddy as the house pet.
Commend
(v.) to praise, express approval;
to present as worthy of
attention; to commit to the
care of
Compatible
Although they were not very good at their jobs, Spike
and Whitey were
compatible
henchmen who worked
very well together.
Compatible
(adj.) able to get along or work
well together; capable of use
with some other model or
system
Condolence
When Roddy learned what happened to Rita’s father,
he expressed his
condolences
.
Condolence
(n.) an expression of sympathy
Consecrate
Once his owners leave, Roddy
consecrates
the
apartment as his party space.
Consecrate
(v.) to make sacred,
hallow; to set apart for a
special purpose
Decrepit
It wasn’t such a bad thing that Rita’s ship, the Jammy
Dodger, was destroyed. It was rather
decrepit
and in
need of repairs.
Decrepit
(adj.) old and feeble; worn-
out, ruined
Deride
At first, Roddy
derided
the sewer as a dirty, disgusting
place to live.
Deride
(v.) to ridicule, laugh at with
contempt
Ingenuous
Having no clue that Sid planned to replace him as the
pet of the house, Roddy
ingenuously
invited him to
share the giant apartment.
Ingenous
(adj.) innocent, simple; frank,
sincere
Multifarious
Once in the sewer system, Roddy found a
multifarious
city – nearly as diverse and immense as the city of
London above ground.
Multifarious
(adj.) having great variety,
numerous and diverse
Obsolete
Once he enjoyed the freedom of life in the sewer,
Roddy’s old life as a captive pet seemed
obsolete
.
Obsolete
(adj.) out-of-date, no
longer in use
Omnivorous
Sid was an
omnivorous
rat, eating everything he could
find in the apartment – including chocolate cake.
Omnivorous
(adj.) eating every kind of
food; eagerly taking in
everything, having a wide
variety of tastes
Parsimonious
Because of the immense size of Rita’s family, their
small dinners were rather
parsimonious
.
Parsimonious
(adj.) stingy, miserly;
meager, poor; small
Quandary
After Roddy demonstrated that Rita’s “ruby” was, in
fact, fake, she was in a
quandary
about how to pay for
her family.
Quandary
(n.) state of perplexity or doubt
Recalcitrant
Le Toad’s
recalcitrant
henchmen refused to leave until
after their five-hour dinner was over.
Recalcitrant
(adj.) stubbornly
disobedient, resisting
authority
Reprisal
The Frog sought
reprisal
after Rita stole the “ruby”
from him.
Reprisal
(n.) an injury done in
return for injury
Revel
The rodents
reveled
in the idea of a victory for
England in the World Cup (they lost, as usual).
Revel
(v.) to take great
pleasure in; (n.) a wild
celebration
Stultify
Rita and Roddy used liquid nitrogen to
stultify
some of
the villains.
Stultify
(v.) to make ineffective or
useless, cripple; to have a
dulling effect on
Suave
Roddy looked far more
suave
in his tuxedo than either
his bathrobe or his Wolverine costume.
Suave
(adj.) smoothly
agreeable or polite;
pleasing to the senses
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Vocabulary Unit 8 Flushed Away
Animosity The Toad felt nothing but animosity towards rats and mice because his former owner, Prince Charles, had replaced him with a mouse as a pet.
Animosity (n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility
Apathy When Le Frog delayed his search for Roddy and Rita by five hours so that he could eat dinner, it suggested a certain apathy for his mission.
Apathy (n.) a lack of feeling, emotion or interest
Commend Sid commended Roddy s home for its comfort and poshness. In fact, he liked it so much he decided to replace Roddy as the house pet.
Commend (v.) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of
Compatible Although they were not very good at their jobs, Spike and Whitey were compatible henchmen who worked very well together.
Compatible (adj.) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system
Condolence When Roddy learned what happened to Rita s father, he expressed his condolences.
Condolence (n.) an expression of sympathy
Consecrate Once his owners leave, Roddy consecrates the apartment as his party space.
Consecrate (v.) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
Decrepit It wasn t such a bad thing that Rita s ship, the Jammy Dodger, was destroyed. It was rather decrepit and in need of repairs.
Decrepit (adj.) old and feeble; worn- out, ruined
Deride At first, Roddy derided the sewer as a dirty, disgusting place to live.
Deride (v.) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
Ingenuous Having no clue that Sid planned to replace him as the pet of the house, Roddy ingenuously invited him to share the giant apartment.
Ingenous (adj.) innocent, simple; frank, sincere
Multifarious Once in the sewer system, Roddy found a multifarious city nearly as diverse and immense as the city of London above ground.
Multifarious (adj.) having great variety, numerous and diverse
Obsolete Once he enjoyed the freedom of life in the sewer, Roddy s old life as a captive pet seemed obsolete.
Obsolete (adj.) out-of-date, no longer in use
Omnivorous Sid was an omnivorous rat, eating everything he could find in the apartment including chocolate cake.
Omnivorous (adj.) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes
Parsimonious Because of the immense size of Rita s family, their small dinners were rather parsimonious.
Parsimonious (adj.) stingy, miserly; meager, poor; small
Quandary After Roddy demonstrated that Rita s ruby was, in fact, fake, she was in a quandary about how to pay for her family.
Quandary (n.) state of perplexity or doubt
Recalcitrant Le Toad s recalcitrant henchmen refused to leave until after their five-hour dinner was over.
Recalcitrant (adj.) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
Reprisal The Frog sought reprisal after Rita stole the ruby from him.
Reprisal (n.) an injury done in return for injury
Revel The rodents reveled in the idea of a victory for England in the World Cup (they lost, as usual).
Revel (v.) to take great pleasure in; (n.) a wild celebration
Stultify Rita and Roddy used liquid nitrogen to stultify some of the villains.
Stultify (v.) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
Suave Roddy looked far more suave in his tuxedo than either his bathrobe or his Wolverine costume.
Suave (adj.) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
