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Wild Robot Ch. 1-12

TermDefinition
skittered to glide or skip lightly or quickly
sloshed the slap or splash of liquid
smudge a blurry spot or streak
thrashed to swing, beat, or strike in the manner of a rapidly moving flail
gash a deep long cut in flesh
romping high-spirited, carefree, and boisterous play
scampered to run nimbly and usually playfully about
activated to make (something, such as a molecule) reactive or more reactive
hatchling a recently hatched animal
restrained to prevent from doing
engulfed to flow over and enclose
skittish easily frightened
footholds a position usable as a base for further advance
scuttled a quick shuffling pace
standoff to stay at a distance from something
darted something projected with sudden speed
motionless without movement
annoyance causing vexation or irritation
towered to reach or rise to a great height
craggy rough, ragged
dense marked by compactness or crowding together of parts
jutted to extend out, up, or forward : project
teeming to become filled to overflowing
occurred to be found or met with : appear
illuminating providing insight, clarity, or understanding : highly informative
nonessential not of importance
gloom to look, feel, or act sullen
perched a bar or peg on which something is hung
surged to rise and fall actively
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