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The Giver Ch. 10-13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assuage | verb; to make easier to handle ( such as a burden or a task ) |
| sinuous | adj; snake-like and wavy |
| ominous | adj; showing sign of something bad to come |
| irrational | adj; unable to reason with logic |
| assimilate | verb; to adopt the ways and adapt into a culture or society |
| destination | noun; the goal of a journey |
| frigid | adj; freezing cold |
| admonition | noun; gentle criticism |
| agony | noun; extreme pain of the body or mind |
| sparse | adj; very few |
| orgin | noun; the basic source of something |
| significance | noun; having importance |
| isolation | noun; separation from others |
| mutilate | verb; to mess up by destroying or cutting in some other way |
| skeptical | adj; being doubtful that something is true or is as it appears to be |