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The Giver 13-17
Vocabulary for chapters 13-17 of The Giver, by Lois Lowry
| Definition | Word |
|---|---|
| (adv) without reason or understanding | irrationally |
| (adj) graceful and agile; full of smooth bends and curves | sinuous |
| (v) absorbed; understood | assimilated |
| (v) firmly and deeply surrounded | embedded |
| (n) intense pain | agony |
| (v) to lessen the intensity of pain or discomfort; to calm | assuage |
| (adj) creating a foreboding sense of evil | ominous |
| (adv) with a calm nature and appearance | placidly |
| (n) mental pain, distress, or anxiety | anguish |
| (adj) feeling great pleasure or delight | ecstatic |
| (n) fragment; trace | wisp |
| (v) spread throughout; penetrated | permeated |
| (n) unfair treatment | injustice |
| (n) special skill or knowledge | expertise |
| (v) walk steadily and with great effort | trudged |
| (adj) dreary; gloomy | glum |