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The Giver
Danielle Bryant
Term | Definition |
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palpable | obvious and noticeable |
adherence | act of doing what is required belief or rule |
chastisement | to punish |
serene | calm and peaceful; free of storms or unpleasant change |
disquieting | including feelings of anxiety or worries |
wheedle | to endeavor or influence a person by smooth talk |
murky | vague and unclear |
hatchery | a place for hatching chicken or fish eggs |
chortle | to laugh or chuckle in satisfaction |
mischievous | slyly teasing |
tabulated | to arrange data in tabular form |
apprehensive | anxious or fearful that something |
nondescript | lacking distinctive features or 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 color) |
dwelling | a place where a person lives |
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 |