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The Giver- Vocab
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Term | Definition |
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rasping | scraping or grating with a rough tool (often making a grating sound) |
distraught | mentally worried, emotionally upset, or panicked. |
distracted | turned away the mind’s focus or ability to pay attention, to lose concentration. |
wheedle | to persuade with flattery |
nurturer | one who takes care of, feeds |
disposition | a person’s general way of acting |
transgression | act or instance of breaking the law |
apprehensive | anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant might happen |
aptitude | natural ability, talent, capacity to achieve |
chastise | to punish; reprimand severely |
rarity | person or thing that is uncommon |
palpable | able to be touched or felt |
petulantly | ill-humored; peevish (with a rude, childish attitude) |
bewilderment | a state of confusion or complete puzzlement. |
nondescript | without interesting or striking characteristics (plain or unremarkable) |