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The Giver ch. 6-15
vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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carnage | n. the killing of a large number of people; slaughter |
tentatively | adv. not fully worked out, or agreed upon; conditionally. possible to change |
sinuous | adj. having many curves or turns; zig zag |
parched | adj. dried out with heat; thirsty |
imploring | v. beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something; plead |
conspicuous | adj. easily seen or noticed; eye-catching |
deftly | adv. moving or acting in a quick, smooth, and SKILLFUL way; cleverly, NIMBLEY |
exasperated | v. extremely annoyed; irritated; infuriated |
benign | adj. harmless, not cancerous; gentle |
scrupulously | adv. having or showing careful regard for what is morally right; honestly, conscientiously, carefully |
prestige | n. influence derived from past success or reputation; fame, regard |
fretful | adj. easily worried or agitated; disturbed |
assuage | v. to soothe or relieve from something distressing or painful; alleviate |
relinquish | v. to renounce or surrender something; abandon |
anguish | n. extreme anxiety or emotional torment; grief |
indolent | adj. lethargic and not showing any interest or making any effort; lazy |
meticulously | extremely careful and precise; thoroughly |
hueless | adj. having no color or shade of a color |
admonition | n. to mildly criticize or reprimand somebody; rebuke; warning |
ominous | adj. suggesting or indicating that something bad is going to happen or be revealed; warning |