The Wild Robot by Peter Brown, Vocabulary List Chapter 69-80

to move as a large cloud or mass

The avalanche slowed and settled as a cloud of dust billowed out from the cave.

to hit or attack again and again

"Begin the bombardment!" ordered Swooper.

to climb in an awkward way (as by scrambling)

She rolled through the rapids, crashed into one rock and then desperately clambered onto another.

to work or cause to work together smoothly

He didn't know it but he was in the midst of a coordinated assault.

having a defect or flaw

"Any further resistance will be proof of defectiveness, and we will deactivate you."

loud confused noise

"I hear you!" The robot's voice cut through the din.

the leaves of a plant or of many plants

The RECOs peered past Roz, toward the mysterious noises, but saw only foliage.

a minor problem with a machine or device (such as a computer)

Maybe Roz really was defective, and some glitch in her programming had caused her to accidentally become a wild robot.

not certain in amount or length

"You will then live on that work site indefinitely."

to come or go in without an invitation or right

He had once shut down his own mother with a click, and now he would do the same thing to the intruders.

to fail to function or work properly

Was RECO 1's sensor malfunctioning?

severely injured or damaged by cutting, tearing, or crushing

Roz was a mangled wreck, and there was nothing they could do to fix her.

to repair and make improvements to (something, such as a building)

"We will return you to the factory, where the Makers will refurbish you and sell you to a work site."

an act or instance of opposing

"Any further resistance will be proof of defectiveness, and we will deactivate you."

to move in a violent and confused way

Soon, the robot was the standing beside the roiling, frothing river, just above the falls.

to splash through water, slush, or mire

With one final crack the head broke loose, soared through the air, and squelched into the muck.

clear and harsh

There were stark differences of opinion.

Very tense

He was pelted with flaming pinecones, and tripped by taut vines.