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The Giver
Vocabulary from Lit Circles
Term | Definition |
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utopia | an ideal or perfect society (made up) |
dystopia | a utopia which has gone bad |
u- | not (prefix) |
topos | place (greek) |
dys- | bad (prefix) |
bicycle | a vehicle with two wheels |
assignment | anything assigned or allotted as a lesson,task,etc. |
indulgently | benignly lenient or permissively |
reprieve | to delay the impending punishment or sentence of |
exuberant | effusively and almost uninhibitedly or required of one |
dutifully | performing the duties expected or required of one |
merriment | cheerful or joyful gaiety; mirth; laughter |
irritably | easily irritated or annoyed, ready; excited to impatience or anger |
attentive | characterized by or giving attention;observant |
chastisement | severe criticism |
retroactive | operative with respect to past occurrences |
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 |
acquisition | the act of acquiring or gaining possession |