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The Giver Vocabulary
Chapters 1-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Defiant | Showing resistance or opposition. |
| Palpable | Capable of being felt. |
| Adherence | To stick to , to give support; steady attachment. |
| Aptitude | Fitness; readiness; capacity; talent. |
| Hoard | To store for future; to accumulate by saving. |
| Chastisement | To criticize severely. |
| Petulant | Unreasonably irritable. |
| Leisure | Time free from the demands of work or duty; when one can rest, enjoy hobbies, or sports, etc. |
| Nuisance | An obnoxious or annoying person, thing, or condition. |
| Chortle | To chuckle (laugh) gleefully. |
| Serene | Calm, peaceful, tranquil. |
| Buoyancy | The power to float. |
| Throng | A multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd. |
| Lapses(s) | To fall from a previous level or standard as an accomplishment, quality, or conduct. To pass gradually or smoothly; slip. |
| Wielded | To handle with skill and ease . To exercise effectively by authority or influence. |
| Avert | To turn away. |
| Kinship | Relationship by nature, qualities, family. |
| Piecemeal | In pieces; to pieces; bit-by-bit. |
| Benign | Favorable; gracious; kindly. |
| Indolence | Idle; lazy. |