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The Giver Ch.1
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Apprehensive | anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen/like when u feel that foreboding presence |
| Distraught | deeply upset and agitated/when you feel scared going to school without your phone. |
| Disposition | a person's inherent qualities of mind and character/your way of acting |
| Transgression | an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense/doing a no no thing |
| Awe | feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder/feeling like uh "woah" |
| Enhance | intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of./practice music makes better |
| Adherence | attachment or commitment to a person, cause, or belief. |
| fret | a state of anxiety or worry/playing in front of someone SOLO |
| Aptitude | a natural ability or potential to learn or perform a specific task, skill, or activity/ talent |
| Appeal | A serious request/I appeal for the custody of my kid |
| Chastise | punish, especially by beating/ RETRIBUTION... PUNISHMENTTT |
| Reluctantly | I no no wanna pls pls |
| Petulantly | actions done with childish impatience, irritability, or unreasonable annoyance, often over minor, trivial matters/leo |
| Remorse | Guilty like noooo/deep regret |
| Dwelling | House/housing |
| Regulate | to control, direct, or adjust an activity, process, or mechanism according to specific rules, laws, or standards/ try n stand ur rules (love is war) |
| Serene | peaceful and calm/having food on my bed |
| Tabulated | counted results ig |
| Frail | weak and delicate, my funny bone |
| Nuisance | LEOOOOOOOO, a person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance. |