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The Giver Vocab
Shelby Thomas
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| palpable | obvious, noticable |
| adherence | act of doing what is required; belief or rule |
| chastisement | to punish |
| serene | calm and peaceful; free of storm or unpleasant change |
| disquieting | including feelings of anxiety or worry |
| wheedle | to endeavor or influence someone with smooth talk |
| murky | unclear,vague |
| hatchery | a place for hatching eggs |
| chortle | to laugh, or chuckle in satisfaction |
| michiveous | slyly teasing |
| tablulated | to arrange data in a tablular form |
| apprehensive | anxious or fearful that something |
| nondescript | lacking distinctive feautres of characteristics |
| newchild | child born without mother raising it |
| stirrings | an initial sign of activity, movement, or emotion |
| reprieve | a respite from impending punishment (a death sentence) |
| invariably | not changing or capable of being changed, static or constant |
| meticulously | taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise, thorough |
| acquisition | the act or process of achieving mastery |
| “capacity to see beyond” | having the ability to see things that others cannot see |
| fidgeted | to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently |
| interdependence | the quality or condition of being mutually reliant on each other |
| emblem | an object symbolizing a quality, state, or class of persons |
| duplication | an act or instance of duplicating (making a copy) |
| dwelling | a building or place of shelter to live in |
| solemnly | in a sedate or grave manner |
| indolence | laziness |
| integral | essential or fundamental |
| accumulates | gathered together |
| fretful | feeling or expressing distress |
| torrent | strong and fast moving stream of anything (water, words, etc.) |
| phenomenon | a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen |
| relinquished | voluntarily cease to keep or claim, give up |
| perception | ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through senses |
| tentatively | not fully worked out or planned |
| hueless | totally lacking in saturation and therefore having no hue (an aspect of colo |
| abruptly | sudden or unexpected |
| pleasurable | enjoyable, agreeable, pleasant |
| recreational | of or pertaining to recreation (play) |
| sameness | the state or quality of being the same, uniformity |
| emphatically | uttered, or to be uttered with emphasis; strongly expressive |
| receptacle | an object or space used to contain something |
| imploringly | to appeal in supplication or beseech or beg |
| syringe | tube with a needle used to inject a drug |
| counter-attack | an attack made as an offset or reply to another |
| rueful | exciting pity or sympathy |
| anguish | distress |
| meticulously | marked by excessive consideration of detail |
| impeded | to obstruct or hinder |
| obediently | to obey or comply |
| excruciating | great pain or anguish |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting a glowing light |
| frequency | the fact or condition of occurring often |