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The Giver
Vocabulary from Lit Circles
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| utopia | an ideal or perfect society (made up) |
| dystopia | a utopia which has gone bad |
| u- | not (prefix) |
| topos | place (Greek) |
| dys- | bad (prefix) |
| sleek | smooth or glossy |
| landscape | a section of rural scenery |
| jeering | make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice |
| palpable | readily or plainly seen |
| nurturer | one who feeds and protects |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm |
| defiant | badly resistant or challenging |
| bewilderment | a confusing maze or tangle of objects or conditions |
| dwelling | a building or place of shelter to live in |
| tunic | a coat worn as a part of a military or other uniform |
| distraught | deeply upset |
| apprehensive | anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen |
| prominent | important or famous |
| chastisement | sever criticism; a rebuke or strong reprimand |
| primly | formally precise or proper; stiffly neat |
| bicycle | vehicle with 2 wheels |
| assignment | anything assigned as a lesson or task |
| indulgently | benignly lenient or permissively |
| reprieve | to delay the impending punishment or sentence of |
| exuberant | effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic;lavishly abundant |
| merriment | cheerful or joyful gaiety;mirth; laughter |
| dutifully | performing the duties expected or required of one |
| irritably | easily irritated or annoyed, ready;excited to impatience or anger |
| attentive | characterized by or giving attention; observant |
| retroactive | operative with respect to past occurences |
| transgressions | an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct |
| exasperated | irritate intensely, infuriate |
| painstaking | done with or employing great care and thoroughness |
| throng | a multitude of people crowded or assembled together |
| buoyancy | the power to float or rise in a fluid; relative lightness |
| acqusition | the act of acquiring or gaining possession |
| relinqished | to surrender |
| excruciating | extremely painful |
| permeated | to spread throughout something |
| exasperated | irritated intensely |
| luminous | full of light, bright or shining |
| seldom | not often |
| emerge | to become manifest; become known |
| methodically | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| conveyance | transmission; communication |
| mutilated | to inquire, disfigure, or make imperfect |
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