1. Vocabulary: Unit 12 Wallace and Grommit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit

2. Abjure After the “accident,” Hutch abjures vegetables and instead looks for cheese (Wensleydale perhaps).

3. Abjure (v.) to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun

4. Acrid The acrid Lord Quartermain believes rabbit pest-control should involve a shotgun.

5. Acrid (adj.) harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper

6. August Lady Tottington lives in the august splendor of Tottington Hall. Her aristocratic family has lived there for generations.

7. August (adj.) majestic, inspiring admiration and respect

8. Callous By capturing rabbits rather than killing them, Anti-Pesto Pest Control uses a more humane, less callous approach to animal control.

9. Callous (adj.) emotionally hardened, unfeeling

10. Clandestine The clandestine identity of the Were-Rabbit kept everyone guessing.

11. Clandestine (adj.) secret, concealed; underhanded

12. Compunction Reverend Clement Hedges felt compunction for giving the 24-”carrot” bullets to Quartermaine.

13. Compunction (n.) remorse, regret

14. Conflagration The Were-Rabbit’s rampage nearly caused a conflagration at the Giant Vegetable Competition.

15. Conflagration (n.) a large destructive fire

16. Elated Gromit was elated when the Stinking Bishop cheese revived Wallace.

17. Elated (adj.) in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased

18. Indelible All of the excitement left festival-goers with indelible memories of this year’s Giant Vegetables Festival.

19. Indelible (adj.) not able to be erased or removed; memorable

20. Indulgent Overwhelmed by her “beauty,” Wallace was extremely indulgent of Lady Tottington and did whatever she asked.

21. Indulgent (adj.) yielding to the wishes or demands of others

22. Inveterate It is well-known that Wallace has an inveterate love of cheese.

23. Inveterate (adj.) firmly established, long-standing; habitual

24. Irrelevant A bouncy castle in the middle of Giant Vegetable Festival seems rather irrelevant, doesn’t it?

25. Irrelevant (adj.) not to the point; not applicable or pertinent

26. Nocturnal Nocturnal The Were-Rabbit is a nocturnal animal; no one has seen it by the light of day.

27. Nocturnal Nocturnal (adj.) of or occurring in the night; under cover of darkness

28. Platitude Wallace and Gromit seem to live by the platitude that a dog is a man’s best friend.

29. Platitude (n.) a commonplace, stale, or trite remark

30. Quell After Anti-Pesto Pest Control failed to quell the Were- Rabbit, Quartermaine was given permission to shoot it.

31. Quell (v.) to subdue, put down forcibly

32. Quiescent The rabbits are finally able to live a quiescent life at Tottington Hall, where the front lawn has become a wildlife sanctuary.

33. Quiescent (adj.) inactive; at rest

34. Ruminate After ruminating on the issue for some time, Wallace attempted to use his Mind-O-Matic machine to brainwash the rabbits.

35. Ruminate (v.) to meditate, think about at length

36. Tacit There is a tacit friendship between Wallace and Gromit, which is convenient since Gromit never speaks.

37. Tacit (adj.) unspoken, silent; implied, inferred

38. Tangible Gromit had tangible proof the rabbits were escaping their pens.

39. Tangible (adj.) capable of being touched; real, concrete

40. Trenchant Quartermaine may have made trenchant statements about rabbits, but there is still one sitting on his head.

41. Trenchant (adj.) incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut