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The Giver ch.10-13
Giver Ch. 10-13 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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admonition (n.) | a warning or gentle scolding |
conspicuous (adj.) | obvious; sticking out in its surroundings |
deftly (adv.) | in a neat, skillful, quick way |
diminish (v.) | make less; become less; slowly disappear |
exhilarating (adj.) | very exciting |
frigid (adj.) | extremely cold; freezing |
torrent (n.) | downpour; surge of water |
wryly (adv.) | in a dry, humorous, usually mocking manner |
sinuous (adj.) | curved; winding; twisting |
assimilated (v.) | taken in and incorporated as one's own customs or attitudes |