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The giver/chp 10-14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assuage | To make easier to handle (such as a burden or a task) |
| sinuous | snake-like and wavy (having the qualities of sinew) |
| ominous | showing a sign of something bad to come |
| irrational | unable to reason with logic (without sense and reason) |
| assimilate | to adopt the ways and adapt into a culture or society (to fit in by blending in with everyone else) |
| destination | the goal of a journey |
| frigid | freezing cold |
| admonition |