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The Giver
Vocab Terms for "The Giver"
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) |