1. Theme: WALL-E

2. In WALL-E, humans have adulterated the Earth’s atmosphere with centuries of collected pollutants, forcing its inhabitants to live elsewhere.

3.  adulterate  to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

4. WALL-E makes ambidextrous use of the junk remaining on Earth to create beautiful objects that impress EVE.

5.  ambidextrous  able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical

6. In order to augment his collection, WALL-E regularly scours the abandoned planet for artifacts from human habitation.

7.  augment  to make larger, increase

8. Bereft after EVE goes into hibernation, WALL-E continues to woo her, watching sunsets in the park and protecting her from the rain.

9.  bereft  deprived of; made unhappy through a loss

10. WALL- E was originally one of many robots deployed to clean up Earth, but he is the only one left.

11.  deploy  to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

12. EVE appears very dour at first, blasting WALL-E with her plasma cannon when she fears he is interrupting her mission.

13.  dour  stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

14. EVE and the other robots show great fortitude in helping the injured WALL-E escape.

15.  fortitude  courage in facing difficulties

16. Once back on Earth after hundreds of years, the humans gape at their strange surroundings.

17.  gape  to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

18. Some film critics consider WALL-E a gibe at a consumer culture which creates unsustainable waste and adds little to quality of life.

19.  gibe  to utter taunting words; an expression of scorn

20. Humans are kept constantly entertained and distracted under the guise of care for their well being.

21.  guise  an external appearance, cover, mask

22. The personal television screens and constant food are insidious devices meant to keep humans docile.

23.  insidious  intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

24. WALL-E’s discovery of the plant gave no intimation of what was to follow.

25.  intimation  a hint, indirect suggestion

26. The humans live an opulent life on the spaceship compared to the bleak one on Earth.

27.  opulent  wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

28. M-O needs pliable arms in order to clean as efficiently as he does.

29.  pliable  easily bent, flexible; easily influenced

30. The computer reiterated its warning not to override its directives.

31.  reiterate  to say again, repeat

32. EVE is no longer stolid by the end of the movie, and returns WALL-E’s affection.

33.  stolid  not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull; unresponsive

34. The humans’ plans to return to earth were only tentative, and 700 years later they had not been carried out.

35.  tentative  experimental in nature; uncertain; hesitant

36. M-O does not tolerate anyone looking unkempt and attempts to clean anything in sight.

37.  unkempt  not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

38. WALL-E watches the same old movie clip so often, he can probably repeat it verbatim.

39.  verbatim  word for word; exactly as written or spoken

40. The Captain warily attempted to override the computer, fearing the unknown consequences.

41.  warily  cautiously, with great care