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Giver Vocab Ch 10-14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assuage | (Verb) To make easier to handle (such as a burden or a task) |
| Sinuous | (Adjective) Something operating in a snake like way |
| Ominous | (Adjective) Showing signs of bad things to come |
| Irrational | (Adjective) Unable to reason with logic |
| Assimilate | (Verb) To adopt the ways of another culture |
| Destination | (Noun) The goal of ones journey |
| Frigid | (Adjective) The freezing cold |
| Admonition | (Noun) A gentile criticism |
| Agony | (Noun) Extreme pain of the body or mind |
| Sparse | (Adjective) Very few |
| Origin | (Noun) The source of something |
| Significance | (Noun) Having importance |
| Isolation | (Noun) Separation from everyone else |
| Mutilate | (Verb) To destroy by cutting or another manner |
| Skeptical | (Adjective) Being doubtful that something is true |