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giver chap 7-9
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chaos | (noun) State of complete confusion and disorder. Ex. The crowd on Maple Street turned into a mob and chaos broke out around them. Everyone went crazy with fear and panic. |
| compel | (verb) trespass or encroach upon the rights of others. Ex. My neighbor’s new fence infringes on my backyard. It cuts out nearly three feet of my property. |
| ironic | (adjective) characterized by irony; happening in the opposite way to what is expected. Ex. It was ironic that money poured out of the snack machine when I put in a dollar. I expected chips to come out instead of cash. |
| navigational | (adjective) relating to the act or practice of plotting a vehicle’s course. Ex. The ship’s navigational charts don’t show a channel here near this suspicious island. |
| pervade | (verb) to spread throughout; to be present in every part of something. Ex. Fears began to pervade through the neighbors on Maple Street. Panic spread throughout the community in an instant. |
| quizzical | (adjective) relating to a questioning, uncertain or puzzled way. Ex. My friend looked at me with a quizzical expression when I said I was staying home from riding bikes to study. It was something I’d never done before. |
| relinquish | (verb) to give up or turn over possession/ control; to surrender Ex. The leader found it difficult to relinquish command, but he knew the time had come to pass on the responsibility to his replacement. |
| remorse | (noun) painful, deep feeling of guilt for wrongdoing. Ex. Once I spent all my savings on the new video game I felt instant remorse because I was broke once again. |
| scrupulous | (adjective) having or showing a strict regard for what is right. Ex. I knew it wouldn’t be easy to stand up for the unpopular kid in school, but it was the scrupulous thing to do. |
| tentatively | (adverb) Not final. Done as a trial or an experiment. Ex. I tentatively made plans for meeting my friend for lunch in August, but I didn’t commit to an actual date and time. |
| treacherous | (adjective) Likely to betray a trust; traitorous Ex. This icy sidewalk is unsalted and treacherous. I have to step carefully or I might fall. |
| humiliate | (verb) to make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and self-respect, especially publicly. Ex. I was humiliated when I slipped and fell in the cafeteria (spilling my tray everywhere). |
| benign | (adjective) having or showing a kindly disposition; non-threatening. Ex. The dog in my neighbor’s house looks fierce, but he is a benign little pup. |
| meticulous | (adjective) showing extreme or excessive concern about every last detail. Ex. The detective was meticulous in examining the crime scene for clues, looking over every last detail for hints of what happened. |
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