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The Giver Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| distraught | troubled |
| chortled | chuckled or snorted with glee |
| placidly | calmly |
| apprehensive | fearful |
| exasperated | annoyed |
| ominous | threatening |
| luminous | shining, bright |
| transgression | crime |
| meticulously | carefully |
| contorted | bent out of shape |
| rueful | unhappy |
| aptitude | |
| deftly | |
| obsolete | no longer in use |
| exquisite | intensely beautiful |
| CHASTISE | to scold |
| writhing | twisting in pain |
| permeated | passed through (smell) |
| tantalizing | tempting but out of reach |
| anguish | severe physical or mental pain |
| deftly | quickly and skillfully |