The Wild Robot by Peter Brown, Vocabulary List Chapter 16-25

great physical pain or emotional distress

The fox winced in pain and said through his teeth, "Please, Roz, pull them out faster. This is agony!"

to appear attractive or inviting

Berries beckoned to hungry mouths.

to swell, curve outward, or stick out

The crowd stared in disbelief as the grass lump started shaking and bulging upward and crumbling apart, and there was the robot!

to hide or disguise by covering or making harder to see

"Hello, stick insect, my name is Roz. You are very well camouflaged."

the body of a dead animal

Vultures hunched over carcasses.

having many parts

Spiders spun intricate webs.

to lie close and snug : CUDDLE

She waited for darkness, and then she padded to the center of a clearing, nestled herself between some rocks, and became part of the landscape.

unable to feel anything in a particular part of your body because of cold, injury, etc.

"My face is numb."

to watch carefully

And so Roz sat there, right in the open yet completely unseen, and observed the wilderness around her.

different from the usual : ODD

She was about to get up and give herself a rigorous cleaning when she noticed a peculiar twig.

to fall straight down

Down went the robot, plummeting into the treetops below.

an act of moving through a place while searching for something

"I don't think I'll ever feel comfortable knowing that Roz is on the prowl."

to beat or grind into a powder or dust

The ground was littered with broken rocks and splintered wood and pulverized shrubs.

a yellowish or brownish substance obtained from the gum or sap of some trees (as the pine) and used in varnishes and medicine

The tree's sticky resin will find you.

done carefully and with a lot of attention to detail

She was about to get up and give herself a rigorous cleaning when she noticed a peculiar twig.

to look at someone or something in a way that shows anger or disapproval

"Why do you want it?" the fox scowled.

to move or go quickly

Clouds scudded through the sky.

able to sense very small changes in something

As Roz stood in the rain, staring down at those poor, lifeless geese, her sensitive ears detected a faint peeping sound coming from nearby.

to take in and let out a long, loud breath in a way that shows you are bored, disappointed, relieved, etc.

The fox sighed.