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Giver Vocab Ch 15-19
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Burden | A difficult or worrying responsibility or duty, a heavy hardship that weighs on the bearer |
| Carnage | widespread destruction, slaughter, or massacre |
| Concept | a specific thought or notion |
| Despite | regardless of something, notwithstanding (similar meaning to “even though”) |
| Ecstatic | showing or feeling great pleasure or delight (as in a state of ecstasy) |
| Grief | great sadness or sorrow |
| Horde | a large group of people (a mob or crowd) |
| Immobilize | to stop in place, or disable movement. |
| Inflict | to cause damage, harm, or unpleasantness, to somebody or something |
| Luminous | bright or shining, having a glowing effect (as if to give off light) |
| Optimistic | tending to take a hopeful and positive view of future outcomes. Looking on the bright side of things. |
| Precise | exact or specifically detailed |
| Rigid | stiff, firm, not flexible |
| Solitude | the state of being or living alone |
| Vague | Unclear, not specific. Unclearly felt, understood, or recalled |