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"The Giver" Ch: 7-9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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) to drive, urge or motivate with force; to oblige Ex: The witness was compelled to tell the truth in the courtroom because she would go to jail for telling a lie on the record. |
| Infringe | (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 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 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 the responsibility to his replacement. |
| Remorse | (noun) painful, deep feeling of guilt or wrongdoing Ex: Once I spent all my saving on the new video game, I felt instant remorse because I was broke once again. |
| Scrupulous | (adjective) having or showing a struct 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 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 on my neighbors 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. |