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The Giver ch. 6-15

vocabulary

TermDefinition
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
Created by: mmrandolph
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