The Brave Little Toaster Vocabulary

​commentary

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​explanation in the form of comments

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Example: The man announcing at the football game provided valuable commentary.​

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Network

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A complex, interconnected group or system

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Example: The network our school computers are connected to runs very slow.​

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Occupation

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An activity that serves as one’s source or income

Example: You can choose from many different occupations to be successful and make money.

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​Option

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Something chosen or available as a choice

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The options for lunch are chicken nuggets or pizza. ​

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Speculate

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To reason or form a theory about something based on available evidence

​Example: I often speculate if electric vehicles are more efficient. ​

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Chafe

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Annoy or bother someone

Example:​ I don’t mean to annoy or chafe, but I’m simply not dishwasher safe.

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Retract

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​To pull back in

​Example:​ The windows would not retract their safety screen to let it drop, but that wasn’t a surprise.

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Ample

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To be plentiful or enough

Example: ​He had ample time to finish the assignment.

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Reintegrate

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To come together, like when similar items are collected for recycling

Example: The old plastic bottles will be reintegrated with new plastic to form a better product.​

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Consternation

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A feeling of alarm or fear

Example: The sound of the fire alarms caused great consternation among the students.​

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