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The Giver ch. 15-19
Term | Definition |
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Burden | (noun) A difficult or worrying responsibility or duty. |
Carnage | (noun) Widespread slaughter or massacre. |
Concept | (noun) A thought or notion. |
Despite | (preposition) Regardless of something. |
Ectatic | (adj) Showing of great pleasure or delight. |
Grief | (noun) Great sadness. |
Horde | (noun) A large group of people. |
Immobilize | (verb) To fix in place, to stop or disable. |
Inflict | (verb) To cause damage, harm, or unpleasantness to somebody. |
Luminous | (adj) Bright or shining. |
Optimistic | (adj) Tending to take a hopeful and positive view of future outcomes. |
Precise | (adj) Exact or specific. |
Rigid | (adj) Stiff, not flexible. |
Solitude | (noun) The state of being or living alone. |
Vague | (adj)Not clearly felt, understood or recalled. |