Question 1

skeptically

Accepted Answer

1.
inclined to skepticism; having doubt: a skeptical young woman.
2.
showing doubt: a skeptical smile.
3.
denying or questioning the tenets of a religion: a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles.

Question 2

placidly

Accepted Answer

pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.

Question 3

mutilate

Accepted Answer

1.
to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
2.
to deprive (a person or animal) of a limb or other essential part.

Question 4

assuage

Accepted Answer

1.
to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
2.
to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve: to assuage one's hunger.
3.
to soothe, calm, or mollify: to assuage his fears; to assuage her anger.

Question 5

anguish

Accepted Answer

noun
1.
excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain: the anguish of grief.
verb (used with object)
2.
to inflict with distress, suffering, or pain.
verb (used without object)
3.
to suffer, feel, or exhibit anguish

Question 6

imploring

Accepted Answer

1.
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
2.
to beg urgently or piteously for (aid, mercy, pardon, etc.): implore forgiveness.
3.
to make urgent or piteous supplication.

Question 7

solitude

Accepted Answer

1.
the state of being or living alone; seclusion: to enjoy one's solitude.
2.
remoteness from habitations, as of a place; absence of human activity: the solitude of the mountains.
3.
a lonely, unfrequented place: a solitude in the mountains.

Question 8

falter

Accepted Answer

1.
to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
2.
to speak hesitatingly or brokenly.
3.
to move unsteadily; stumble. 
4.
to utter hesitatingly or brokenly

Question 9

pervade

Accepted Answer

to become spread throughout all parts of:

Question 10

permeate

Accepted Answer

1.
to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
2.
to penetrate through the pores, interstices, etc.
3.
to be diffused through; pervade; saturate
4.
to become diffused; penetrate.

Question 11

realm

Accepted Answer

1.
a royal domain; kingdom: the realm of England.
2.
the region, sphere, or domain within which anything occurs, prevails, or dominates: the realm of dreams.
3.
the special province or field of something

Question 12

horde

Accepted Answer

1.
a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd: a horde of tourists.
2.
a tribe or troop of Asian nomads.
3.
any nomadic group.
4.
a moving pack or swarm of animals: A horde of mosquitoes invaded the camp.

Question 13

JARRED

Accepted Answer

1.
to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
2.
to produce a harsh, grating sound; sound discordantly.
3.
to vibrate audibly; rattle: The window jarred in the frame.

Question 14

WRITHING

Accepted Answer

1.
to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
3.
to twist or bend out of shape or position; distort
4.
to twist (oneself, the body, etc.) about, as in pain.
5.
a writhing movement; a twisting of the body, as in pain.

Question 15

OMINOUS

Accepted Answer

1.
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds.
2.
indicating the nature of a future event, for good or evil; having the significance of an omen; being a portent:

Question 16

DISMAY

Accepted Answer

1.
to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
2.
to surprise in such a manner as to disillusion: She was dismayed to learn of their disloyalty.

Question 17

EXPERTISE

Accepted Answer

1.
expert skill or knowledge; expertness; know-how: business expertise.
2.
a written opinion by an expert, as concerning the authenticity or value of a work of art, manuscript, etc.

Question 18

BILLOWING

Accepted Answer

1.
a great wave or surge of the sea.
2.
any surging mass: billows of smoke.
verb (used without object)
3.
to rise or roll in or like billows; surge.
4.
to swell out, puff up, etc., as by the action of wind

"The Giver" Vocab W3

Vocab For The Giver :D (Week 3)

Term	Definition
skeptically	1. inclined to skepticism; having doubt: a skeptical young woman. 2. showing doubt: a skeptical smile. 3. denying or questioning the tenets of a religion: a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles.
placidly	pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
mutilate	1. to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting. 2. to deprive (a person or animal) of a limb or other essential part.
assuage	1. to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain. 2. to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve: to assuage one's hunger. 3. to soothe, calm, or mollify: to assuage his fears; to assuage her anger.
anguish	noun 1. excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain: the anguish of grief. verb (used with object) 2. to inflict with distress, suffering, or pain. verb (used without object) 3. to suffer, feel, or exhibit anguish
imploring	1. to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go. 2. to beg urgently or piteously for (aid, mercy, pardon, etc.): implore forgiveness. 3. to make urgent or piteous supplication.
solitude	1. the state of being or living alone; seclusion: to enjoy one's solitude. 2. remoteness from habitations, as of a place; absence of human activity: the solitude of the mountains. 3. a lonely, unfrequented place: a solitude in the mountains.
falter	1. to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship. 2. to speak hesitatingly or brokenly. 3. to move unsteadily; stumble. 4. to utter hesitatingly or brokenly
pervade	to become spread throughout all parts of:
permeate	1. to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room. 2. to penetrate through the pores, interstices, etc. 3. to be diffused through; pervade; saturate 4. to become diffused; penetrate.
realm	1. a royal domain; kingdom: the realm of England. 2. the region, sphere, or domain within which anything occurs, prevails, or dominates: the realm of dreams. 3. the special province or field of something
horde	1. a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd: a horde of tourists. 2. a tribe or troop of Asian nomads. 3. any nomadic group. 4. a moving pack or swarm of animals: A horde of mosquitoes invaded the camp.
JARRED	1. to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred. 2. to produce a harsh, grating sound; sound discordantly. 3. to vibrate audibly; rattle: The window jarred in the frame.
WRITHING	1. to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc. 3. to twist or bend out of shape or position; distort 4. to twist (oneself, the body, etc.) about, as in pain. 5. a writhing movement; a twisting of the body, as in pain.
OMINOUS	1. portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds. 2. indicating the nature of a future event, for good or evil; having the significance of an omen; being a portent:
DISMAY	1. to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy. 2. to surprise in such a manner as to disillusion: She was dismayed to learn of their disloyalty.
EXPERTISE	1. expert skill or knowledge; expertness; know-how: business expertise. 2. a written opinion by an expert, as concerning the authenticity or value of a work of art, manuscript, etc.
BILLOWING	1. a great wave or surge of the sea. 2. any surging mass: billows of smoke. verb (used without object) 3. to rise or roll in or like billows; surge. 4. to swell out, puff up, etc., as by the action of wind

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