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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 | (verb): Trespass or encroach upon the rights of others. |
| Ironic | (Adjective): Characterized by irony ; happening in the opposite way to course. |
| 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 possession/ 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 |
| Humilite | (verb): To make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and self respect, especially publicly. |
| Benign | (adjective) having or showing a kindly disposition; non-threatening. |
| Meticulous | (adjective): showing extreme or excessive concern about every last detail. |