Vocabulary Unit 11 The Lego Movie

Allude Even though we can’t see it, Wonder Woman alludes to the presence of the invisible jet, which is then destroyed.

Clairvoyant Vitruvius seems to have clairvoyant powers, until he admits he made up the prophesy about “The Special.”

Conclusive We do not get conclusive evidence that “The Man Upstairs” exists until the end of the movie.

Disreputable Wyldestyle, as her name suggests, seems disreputable to Emmet when he first meets her searching a construction site without permission.

Endemic It seems unicorn kittens are only endemic to the Lego Universe, as they do not exist in our world.

Exemplary Emmet is an exemplary employee and citizen in the beginning of The Lego movie, doing everything exactly as he should.

Fathom I cannot fathom why anyone would like the song, “Everything is Awesome.”

Guile The evil Lord Business, like all villians, uses guile to trick and deceive others and further his evil plans.

Integrity Emmet proves to have integrity, and in the end his honesty and trustworthiness are more important than any superpower.

Itinerary Emmet’s daily itinerary rarely changes before he meets Wyldestyle – he gets up, works out, goes to work, buys coffee, and comes home.

Misconstrue The Kragle, bizarre as it sounds, is actually a common household word that has been misconstrued.

Obnoxious Even though Batman has a rather obnoxious personality, he is one of the good guys.

Placate No one in the Council of Master Builders is able to placate Abraham Lincoln, who leaves in his jet powered chair.

Placid While devoid of anything really exciting, Emmet’s life in the beginning of the movie is certainly placid.

Potent While no one seems to know what it is or what it does, everyone in the Lego Universe is convinced that the Piece of Resistance is a potent tool.

Pretext Under the pretext of maintaining order, Lord Business seeks total control of the Lego Universe with the “Kragle.”

Protrude Though it is undeniably brilliant, the double decker couch Emmet invents would certainly protrude into any extra space in a room.

Reparation If Bad Cop were a real policeman, he would have to pay reparations for the damage he has done.

Stark The stark difference in Good Cop/Bad Cop’s behavior is obvious in his different facial expressions.

Superficial The highly annoying (but catchy) song “Everything is Awesome” reflects the superficial nature of life in the Lego Universe. Everything appears perfect, but there are in fact many problems.