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giver vocabulary
words from the giver book
| sentance | word |
|---|---|
| integral | essential to the completion of a process. |
| remorseful | feelings of regret |
| taut | having no slack; tightly drawn |
| wisp | a thin strip or fragment |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force |
| infraction | a violation of a minor rule |
| obsolete | no longer useful |
| ecstatic | a state of overwhelming delight or pleasure. |
| wheedle | persuade or flattery |
| benign | one who shows kindness and gentleness. |
| mutilated | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| exuberant | joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic |
| pervade | to be diffused |
| daub | to apply coloring to something blank |
| indolence | laziness |
| enhanced | to make better or greater |
| sinuous | marked by strong like movements |
| aptitude | talent, inhert ability |
| meticulous | extreme or extensive care in the consideration |
| conveyance | a means of transportation |
| assimilate | to take in |
| lethargy | the state of being lazy |
| relinquish | to give over control of property |
| palpable | capable of being felt or touched |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety and alarm |
| fugitives | people running away |
| anguish | extreme pain stress or anxiety. |
| skitters | to glide or skip lightly or quickly. |
| chastisement | to inflict punishment |
| tabulated | to count, record or list systematically. |
| indolent | inclination to laziness |
| prohibition | an order to restrain or stop |
| phenomenon | a rare significant fact or event |
| carnage | bloody slaughter |
| petulantly | insolent in speech or rude behavior |
| languid | droopy or extreme state of exhaustion. |