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The Giver

TermDefinition
sleek smooth or glossy
landscape a section or expanse of rural scenery
palpable readily or plainly seen
nurturer one who feeds and protects
apprehensive viewing the future with anxiety or alarm
defiant badly resistant or challenging
bewhilderment a confusing maze or tangle of objects or conditions
dwelling a building or place of shelter to live in
tunic a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform
distraught deeply upset and agitated
prominent important or famous
chastisement severe criticism; a rebuke or strong reprimand
primly formally precise or proper; stiffly neat
utopia an ideal or perfect society (fictional)
dystopia a utopia which has gone bad
topos place
u not
dys bad
bicycle a vehicle with 2 wheels
assignment anything assigned or plotted as a lesson, task, etc.
reprive to delay the impending punishment or sentence of
exuberant effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant
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
retroactive operative with respect to past occurrences
transgressions an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct
exasperated irritate intensely, infuraiate
painstaking done with or employing great care and thoroughness
throng a multitude of people crowded or assembled together
bouyancy the power to float or rise in a flued; relative lightness
acquisition the act of acquiring or gaining possession
indulgently benignly lenient or permissively
relenquished to surrender
excruciating extremely painful
premeated spreading throughout something
exasperated intensely irritated
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 injure, disfigure, or make imperfect
Created by: 79DylHug
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