WALLE In WALLE humans have adulterated the Earths atmosphere with centuries of collected pollutants forcing its inhabitants to live elsewhere adulterate to corrupt make worse by the addition of something of lesser value ID: 909718
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Slide1
Vocabulary Unit 1
Theme:
WALL-E
Slide2In WALL-E, humans have
adulterated
the Earth’s atmosphere with centuries of collected pollutants, forcing its inhabitants to live elsewhere.
Slide3adulterate
to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
Slide4WALL-E makes
ambidextrous
use of the junk remaining on Earth to create beautiful objects that impress EVE.
Slide5ambidextrous
able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
Slide6In order to
augment
his collection, WALL-E regularly scours the abandoned planet for artifacts from human habitation .
Slide7augment
to make larger, increase
Slide8Bereft
after EVE goes into hibernation, WALL-E continues to woo her, watching sunsets in the park and protecting her from the rain.
Slide9bereft
deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
Slide10WALL- E was originally one of many robots
deployed
to clean up Earth, but he is the only one left.
Slide11deploy
to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
Slide12EVE appears very
dour
at first, blasting WALL-E with her plasma cannon when she fears he is interrupting her mission.
Slide13dour
stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
Slide14EVE and the other robots show great
fortitude
in helping the injured WALL-E escape.
Slide15fortitude
courage in facing difficulties
Slide16Once back on Earth after hundreds of years, the humans
gape
at their strange surroundings.
Slide17gape
to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
Slide18Some film critics consider WALL-E a
gibe
at a consumer culture which creates unsustainable waste and adds little to quality of life.
Slide19gibe
to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn
Slide20Humans are kept constantly entertained and distracted under the
guise
of care for their well being.
Slide21guise
an external appearance, cover, mask
Slide22The personal television screens and constant food are
insidious
devices meant to keep humans docile.
Slide23insidious
intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
Slide24WALL-E’s discovery of the plant gave no
intimation
of what was to follow.
Slide25intimation
a hint, indirect suggestion
Slide26The humans live an
opulent
life on the spaceship compared to the bleak one on Earth.
Slide27opulent
wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
Slide28M-O needs
pliable
arms in order to clean as efficiently as he does.
Slide29pliable
easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
Slide30The computer
reiterated
its warning not to override its directives.
Slide31reiterate
to say again, repeat
Slide32EVE is no longer
stolid
by the end of the movie, and returns WALL-E’s affection.
Slide33stolid
not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull; unresponsive
Slide34The humans’ plans to return to earth were only
tentative
, and 700 years later they had not been carried out.
Slide35tentative
experimental in nature; uncertain; hesitant
Slide36M-O does not tolerate anyone looking
unkempt
and attempts to clean anything in sight.
Slide37unkempt
not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
Slide38WALL-E watches the same old movie clip so often, he can probably repeat it
verbatim
.
Slide39verbatim
word for word; exactly as written or spoken
Slide40The Captain
warily
attempted to override the computer, fearing the unknown consequences.
Slide41warily
cautiously, with great care