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The Giver
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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reprieve | delay of punishment |
aptitude | natural ability |
throng | large group of people |
retroactive | relating to or pertaining to things that have happened in the past |
injustice | unfair treatment |
indolence | laziness, lack of interest |
glee | high spirited joy |
successor | one that follows another in a job or office |
benign | mild, harmless |
ironic | the opposite of what is intended or expected |
scrupulously | meticulously, carefully |
origin | source, beginning |
solace | relief from emotional stress or grief |
augmented | made greater or more numerous |
obsolete | no longer useful |
chastise | to correct or punish |