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Escape from Zoo: A Gorilla's Plight

Join Gonzo, a conspicuous gorilla, in his unabashed quest for freedom, fortified with zeal as he fights tyranny and zookeepers in a gingerly fashion while facing appalled visitors and disgruntled fellow gorillas. Will he overcome his forlorn state and find the animation of jungle life, or will remorse hold him back?

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Escape from Zoo: A Gorilla's Plight

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  1. Vocabulary List #4 • conspicuous adj.: • noticeable. • Example: Gonzo, the large gorilla, was • conspicuous among the other monkeys. • 2. unabashed adj.: • unembarrassed. • Example: Gorillas are generally unabashed about • grooming each other in public. • loathe v.: • hate. • Example: Gonzo the gorilla loathed living at the zoo. • indignantly adv. • with anger caused by something felt to be unjust. • Example: Gonzo indignantly proposed to the other • gorillas that they try to escape.

  2. fortifyv.: • strengthen. • Example: Gonzo drank lots of milk to fortify his • bones before attempting his escape. • zeal n.: • great enthusiasm; devotion to a cause. • Example: Gonzo spoke of this escape plan with great • zeal. • 7. tyrannyn.: • cruel and unjust rule or use of power. • Example: Many of the other gorillas became convinced that the zookeepers exercised tyranny over them. • gingerly adv.: • carefully; cautiously. • Example: Gonzo’s plan was to gingerly lift the zookeepers’ • keys during the next feeding.

  3. ostentatiously adv.: • In a showy or exaggerated way. • Example: The other gorillas diverted the attention of the • zookeepers by ostentatiously staging a fight. • appalled adj.: • horrified; shocked. • Example: The zookeepers were appalled by the screaming, • seemingly out-of-control, gorillas. • disgruntledadj.: • displeased; annoyed. • Example: They went to see why the gorillas were so • disgruntled.

  4. inarticulateadj.: • unable to speak understandably or effectively. • Example: Gorillas are thought to be inarticulate, but in fact • they can communicate very effectively with each other. • forlorn adj.: • abandoned and lonely. • Example: At night in their cages the gorillas discussed how • forlorn they felt in the zoo. • animationn.: • liveliness • Example: Gonzo and the other gorillas longed for the • animation of life in the jungle among other animals.

  5. remorsen.: • deep feeling of guilt; self-reproach. • Example: Despite their desire for freedom, the gorillas felt • some remorse about abandoning the many children who came • to see them at the zoo.

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