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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) |
| 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 |