The Giver Vocabulary

Chapters 1 – 5

1. intrigued: 1, very interested; fascinated

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2. ironic: 2, contrast between tone/meaning

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3. palpable: 3, able to be felt

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4. distraught: 4, mentally upset

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5. apprehensive: 4, fearful about the future

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6. defiant: 5, resisting or challenging

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7. enhance: 12, improve by adding to

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8. chastise: 20, punish

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9. nondescript: 24, with no outstanding features

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10. serene: 28, calm and peaceful

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The Giver Vocabulary

Chapters 6 - 10

1. reprieve: 42, release from consequences

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2. relinquish: 42, give up or give back

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3. cringed: 45, shrank back in fear

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4. meticulously: 48, particular attention to detail

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5. scrupulously: 49, with great care

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6. acquisition: 54, learning

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7. lapse: 55, failure to meet a standard

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8. integrity: 62, honesty; moral uprightness

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9. integral: 70, essential

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10. intricate: 74 complicated

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The Giver Vocabulary

Chapters 11 - 15

1. obsolete: 84, outdated

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2. admonition: 89, warning

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3. irrationally: 99, without reason

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4. vast: 99, very large

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5. assimilated: 104, incorporated into the mind

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6. assuage: 110, lessen

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7. ominous: 113, foreshadowing an evil or disastrous future

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8. contorted: 118, twisted

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9. carnage: 119, corpses

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10. imploring: 119, begging

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The Giver Vocabulary

Chapters 16 - 20

1. uneventful: 121, without excitement or notable incident

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2. ecstatic: 112, filled with joy

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3. optimistic: 128, hopeful

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4. permeated: 131, filled

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5. dejected: 139, sad and depressed

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6. inflict: 142, to impose something burdensome

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7. devastated: 144, destroyed

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8. empowered: 153, gave power to

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9. emphatically: 157, with emphasis

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10. solace: 161, comfort

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The Giver Vocabulary

Chapters 21 – 23

1. stealthily: 163, secretly; to avoid notice

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2. taut: 168, tense; tight

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3. vigilant: 170, watchful; alert to danger

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4. perils: 171, dangers

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5. exquisite: 172, flawlessly beautiful

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6. lush: 173, very pleasing to the senses

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7. trudged: 177, walked steadily but with difficulty

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8. lethargy: 177, state of inactivity and lack of commitment

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9. impeded: 177, slowed in progress by an obstacle

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10. recollection: 178, memory

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