Mr. Popper's Penguins Vocabulary
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- refusing to obey or comply, determined to have one's way
- stubborn
- a cottage or small house
- bungalow
- an expert on a particular subject
- authority
- a trip made for a specific purpose, such as an exploration
- expedition
- a liquid that is scattered or splashed on something
- spattered
- to feel disappointed or sorrow for something
- regretted
- in a vertical position, standing up straight
- erect
- a white or light colored wash used for paint, especially on plastered surfaces
- calcimine
- the highest rank for a Navy officer
- Admiral
- behaving in an uncivilized manner
- heathen
- determination to do a specified thing or act in a specified way
- intention
- arrogant, showy (show-off)
- pompous
- a breeding place for penguins or other animals
- rookery
- something to look at, a public show
- spectacle
- characteristics of a city, town, or local government
- municipal
- nobility, a high position, rank, or title
- dignity
- unwilling
- reluctant
- amazement, surprise
- astonishment
- a law enacted by a town or city
- ordinance
- a stiff felt hat with a round crown and curved brim
- derby
- a large bird that has wings but does not fly (these birds are extinct)
- dodo
- having one's mind made up
- determined
- not proud, modest, shy
- humble
- inactive, not busy
- idle
- of or containing boron
- boric