Theme: Ratatouille

Remy is unwilling to accede to the notion that he must live his life in a sewer.

 to yield to; to assume an office or dignity

When the owner of the house Remy’s family lives in chases them brandishing a rifle, they know they must leave.

 to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

Remy’s delicious dishes are comprised of a variety of ingredients.

 to include or contain; to be made of

The way in which Remy deftly turns an omelet, you would think he went to culinary school.

 skillful, nimble

Remy and his fellow rats are left nearly destitute when they are forced to live in the sewers.

 deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

Remy gives Alfredo Linguini explicit directions for cooking.

 definite, clearly stated

Skinner, who owns Gusteau’s, expects Linguini to extirpate the rats in the kitchen.

 to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally

Linguini is caught talking to Remy at a very inopportune time.

 coming at a bad time; not appropriate

It’s ironic that rats manage to make food that is so delicious, since most people find their presence in a kitchen disgusting.

 suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony; sarcastic

The rats would certainly have found the sewers musty.

 stale, moldy; out-of-date

Skinner is definitely an officious boss, involving himself in everyone’s cooking.

 meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority

The health inspector finds the presence of hundreds of rats in the kitchen an ominous sign.

 unfavorable, threatening, of a bad omen

The pinnacle of Remy and Linguini’s career comes when Anton Ego writes a glowing review of their dish.

 a high peak or point

Having Remy and the other rats help him cook was definitely not a premeditated action on Linguini’s part – it was an accident based on his inability to do so himself.

 considered beforehand, deliberately planned

Linguini’s restaurant must close when it is discovered that rats are running rampant throughout it, but they reopen to serve rats.

 growing without check, running wild

Even though he loses his credibility as a restaurant critic, Ego takes considerable solace in the wonderful food Remy and Linguini cook.

 comfort, relief; to comfort, console

Skinner manipulated Gusteau’s stately reputation – selling burritos and other inferior frozen foods.

 dignified, majestic

The vegetables in the famous ratatouille must be supple and tender.

 bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

It is hard for many people in Ratatouille to suppress a scream when they learn that rats are cooking.

 to stop by force, put down

Skinner is clearly venal – he was planning to steal the restaurant from Linguini, who was Gasteau’s heir.

 open to or marked by bribery or corruption