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The Giver 5-9
The Giver 5-9 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Disquieting | creating feelings of anxiety or worry |
| Infraction | an act that breaks a rule or law |
| Emblem | a person or thing that represents an idea |
| Prodded | to push someone or something with your finger or a pointed object; to persuade or try to persuade (someone) to do something |
| Throng | a large group of people |
| Exuberant | very lively, happy, or energetic |
| Transgression | to do something that is not allowed; to disobey a command or law |
| Congregate | to come together in a group or crowd |
| Meticulous | very careful about doing something in an extremely accurate and exact way |
| Prestige | the respect and admiration that someone or something gets for being successful or important |
| Lapse | an occurrence in which you fail to think or act in the usual or proper way for a brief time and make a mistake |
| Avert | to turn your eyes away or aside |
| Crescendo | a gradual increase in the loudness of a sound or section of music |
| Excruciating | very painful; causing great mental or physical pain |