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Giver Vocab Ch 10-14
Vocabulary words for the Giver chapters ten to fourteen
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assuage | To make something easier to handle, like a task |
| Sinuous | Snake-like, wavy |
| Ominous | Show a sign of something bad to come |
| Irrational | Unable to reason logically |
| Assimilate | To adopt the ways and adapt to a culture |
| Destination | The goal of a trip |
| Frigid | Freezing cold |
| Admonition | Gentle criticism |
| Agony | Extreme pain physically or mentally |
| Sparse | Very few |
| Origin | The basic source of something |
| Significance | Having importance |
| Isolation | Separation from others |
| Mutilate | To mess up by destroying in some way |
| Skeptical | Being doubtful of something that appears to be |