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The Giver Ch. 2-4
Term | Definition |
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adherence | obedience to something; fidelity |
envy | a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck |
elder | a leader or senior figure in a tribe or other group |
chastise | to scold; rebuke or reprimand severely |
petulantly | in a childishly sulky or bad-tempered way |
droning | speaking tediously in a dull monotonous tone |
humiliation | embarrassment |
nondescript | unremarkable; lacking distinctive characteristics |
mystified | utterly bewildered or perplexed |
chortle | a combination of chuckling and snorting. Usually designated as a description of a weird laugh |