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The Giver Vocab, 4
7th Grade - The Giver Unit
| Term | Definition | Part of Speech |
|---|---|---|
| ominous | Having a menacing, threatening, and/or alarming character foreshadowing evil or disaster | adjective |
| tentatively | Not fully worked out or developed , uncertain or hesitant | adverb |
| vibrance | The quality of being bright in color; The quality of being energetic | noun |
| sinuous | Having many curves and turns; serpentine | adjective |
| immobilized | To prevent (something or someone) from moving or operating as normal | verb |
| relinquished | To withdraw or retreat from; leave behind, to give up | verb |
| meticulous | Marked by extreme or excessive care | adjective |
| exempted | To release or deliver from some liability or requirement to which others are subject | verb |
| parched | Dried out with heat; extremely thirsty | adjective |
| imploring | Making an earnest or desperate appeal | adjective |
| carnage | The flesh of slain animals or men, great and usually bloody slaughter or injury; War | noun |
| admonition | Gentle or friendly counsel or warning against fault or oversight | noun |