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Giver Vocab 3:Ch 7-9
Giver Vocab Ch. 7-9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chaos | (noun) State of complete confusion and disorder |
| Compel | (verb) To drive, urge or motivate with force; to oblige |
| Infringe | (adjective) Trespass or encroach upon the rights or others |
| Ironic | (adjective) Characterized by irony; happening in the opposite way to what is expected |
| Navigational | (adjective) Relating to the act or practice of plotting a vehicle's course |
| Pervade | (verb) To spread throughout; to be present in every part of something |
| Quizzical | (adjective) Relating to a questioning, uncertain or puzzled way |
| Relinquish | (verb) To give up or turn over possesion/control; to surrender |
| Remorse | (noun) Painful, deep feeling of guilt for wrongdoing |
| Scrupulous | (adjective) Having or showing a strict regard for what is right |
| Tentatively | (adverb) Not final; done as a trial or an experiment |
| Treacherous | (adjective) Likely to betray a trust; traitorous |
| Humiliate | (verb) To make someone feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and self-respect, expecially publicly |
| Benign | (adjective) Having or showing a kindly disposition; non-threatning |
| Meticulous | (adjective) Showing extreme or excessive concern about every last detail |