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 obsolete: 84, outdated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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