Author Richard Adams died on December 24, 2016. He was 96 years old. "Watership Down," the tale of rabbits who must find a new home after a prophecy that their old warren will be destroyed, is Adams most famous work, and it has influenced generations of young readers with its lessons about courage and survival. Here are 12 vocabulary words drawn from quotes from "Watership Down" which illustrate Adams's sensitivity and the freedom of his imagination.
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