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The Giver Ch. 2-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |