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The Giver flashcards
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 worry |
| wheedle | to endeavor or influence a person by smooth talk |
| murky | vague and unclear |
| hatchery | a place for hatching chickens or fish eggs |
| chortle | to laugh or chuckle in satisfaction |
| mischievous | slightly teasing |
| tabulated | to arrange data in tabular form |
| apprehensive | anxious or fearful that something |
| nondescript | lacking distinctive features or characteristics |
| newchild | a child born without the biological mother raising it |
| stirrings | an initial sigh 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 |
| aquisition | the act or process of achieving mastery |
| "capacity to see beyond" | having the ability to see things that others can't see |
| fidgeted | to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently |
| interdependence | the act or process of being mutually reliant on each other |
| emblem | a quality symbolizing a state, quality, 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 fundemental |
| accumulates | gathered together |
| fretful | feeling or expressing distress |
| torrent | strong and fast movement of anything (water, words, etc.) |
| phenomenon | a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen |
| relinquished | voluntary cease to keep or claim, give up |
| preception | 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 |
| pleasureable | 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 in emphasis; strongly expressive |
| receptacle | an object or space used to contain something |
| imploringly | to appeal in supplication or to beseech or beg |
| syringe | tool with a needle used to inject a drug |
| counter-attack | an attack made as an offset or reply to another |
| rueful | exciting pity or empathy |
| anguish | distress |
| meticulously | marked by excessive consideration or detail |
| impeded | to obstruct or hinder |
| obediantly | to obey or comply |
| excruciating | great pain or angish |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting a glowing light |
| frequency | the fact or condition of occuring often |
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