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The Giver

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TermDefinition
Apprehensive anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
Distraught deeply upset and agitated.
Disposition a person's inherent qualities of mind and character.
Transgression an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense.
Awe a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder.
Enhance intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of.
Adherence attachment or commitment to a person, cause, or belief.
Fret be constantly or visibly worried or anxious.
Aptitude a natural ability to do something.
Appeal an application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed.
Chastise rebuke or reprimand severely.
Reluctantly in an unwilling and hesitant way.
Petulantly actions done with childish, impatient irritation or moody, peevish annoyance, often due to minor inconveniences or not getting one's way
Remorse deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
Dwelling a house, apartment, or other place of residence.
Regulate control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly.
Serene calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.
Tabulated (of data) arranged in tabular form.
Frail (of a person) weak and delicate.
Nuisance a person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance.
Fragment a broken, detached, or incomplete part of a whole
Vivid producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.
Perspiring give out sweat through the pores of the skin as a result of heat, physical exertion, or stress.
Murky (of liquid) dark and dirty; not clear.
Stirrings feelings
Interdependence the dependence of two or more people or things on each other.
Reprieve cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death).
Relinquish Relinquish
Somber dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.
Meticulously in a way that shows great attention to detail; very thoroughly.
Exasperate irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely.
Profound (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense.
Solemnly with deep sincerity.
Prestige widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or quality.
Daze make (someone) unable to think or react properly; stupefy; bewilder.
Crescendo the loudest point reached in a gradually increasing sound.
Successor a person or thing that succeeds another.
Jaunty having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner.
Rigorous extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate.
Despair the complete loss or absence of hope.
Exempt free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
Prohibited that has been forbidden; banned.
Dismayed cause (someone) to feel consternation and distress.
Excruciating intensely painful.
Conceivably it is conceivable or imaginable that.
Indicate point out; show.
Origin the point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived.
Conspicuous standing out so as to be clearly visible.
Gesture a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning.
Diminish make or become less.
Disgrace loss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonorable action.
Frigid very cold in temperature.
Tentatively subject to further confirmation; not definitely.
Perceive become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.
Obsolete no longer produced or used; out of date.
Admonition a firm warning, cautionary advice, or gentle reprimand regarding behavior or actions
Fleeting lasting for a very short time.
Flustered agitated or confused.
Capacity the maximum amount that something can contain.
Dumbfounded greatly astonished or amazed.
Mutilate inflict a severe and disfiguring injury on (a person or part of the body).
Anguished experiencing or expressing severe mental or physical pain or suffering.
Sparse thinly dispersed or scattered.
Skeptically in a skeptical manner; with doubt or hesitation.
Subside become less intense, violent, or severe.
Invigorating making one feel strong, healthy, and full of energy.
Lingered stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave.
Unendurable not able to be tolerated or endured.
Isolation the process or fact of isolating or being isolated.
Deliberately consciously and intentionally; on purpose.
Rigid materials or systems that are stiff, unyielding, and resistant to bending or deformation
Contorted twisted or bent out of the normal shape.
Imploring making an earnest or desperate appeal.
Parched extremely thirsty.
Grotesque comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.
Ecstatic feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement.
Solitude the state or situation of being alone.
Pervade (especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of.
Obsolete no longer produced or used; out of date.
Optimistic hopeful and confident about the future.
Permeated spread throughout (something); pervade.
Realm a field or domain of activity or interest.
Exasperation a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
Disregard pay no attention to; ignore.
Expertise expert skill or knowledge in a particular field.
Dejected sad and depressed; dispirited.
Luminous full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark.
Enthusiastic having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
Imploringly an action done with desperate, sincere, or earnest begging, pleading, or entreaty.
Lighthearted (of a person or their behavior) cheerful and carefree.
Rueful expressing sorrow or regret, especially when in a slightly humorous way.
Burden a load, typically a heavy one.
Empathetically in a forceful way.
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