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Giver vocab
English study guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| weary | Lacking strength, energy, or freshness because of a need for rest sleep |
| rueful | showing or feeling regret for something done |
| grotesque | very strange or ugly in a way that is not normal or natural |
| fretful | upset and worried |
| meticulous | very careful about doing something in an extremely accurate and exact way |
| anguish | extreme suffering, grief, or pain |
| implore | to ask or beg for something in a very serious or emotional way |
| fleeting | lasting for only a short time |
| relinquish | to give something ( such as power,control, or possession) to another person or group |
| haste | quickness or eagerness that can result in mistakes |
| apprehensive | afraid that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen |
| Distraught | very upset |
| Wheedle | to persuade someone to do something or to give you something by saying nice things |
| Chastise | to criticize someone harshly for doing something wrong |
| petulant | childishly sulky or bad tempered |
| interdependence | related in such a way that each needs or depends on the other |
| emblem | an object symbolizing another object or an idea |
| benign | not causing harm or damage |
| exempt | not required to do something that others are required to do |
| conspicuous | very easy to see or notice |