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THE GIVER Ch 13 - 16
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mutilate (p. 100) | inflict a severe and disfiguring injury on (a person or part of the body). |
| Anguished (p. 100) | experiencing or expressing severe mental or physical pain or suffering. |
| Sparse (p. 100) | thinly dispersed or scattered |
| Skeptically (p.101) | in a skeptical manner; with doubt or hesitation. |
| Subside (p. 104) | become less intense, violent, or severe. |
| Invigorating (p. 108) | making one feel strong, healthy, and full of energy. |
| Lingered (p. 109) | stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave. |
| Unendurable (p. 110) | not able to be tolerated or endured. |
| Isolation (p.110) | The state of being separated from others; being alone or apart |
| Deliberately (p. 116) | consciously and intentionally; on purpose. |
| Rigid (p. 118) | unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible. |
| Contorted (p. 118) | twisted or bent out of the normal shape. |
| Imploring (p. 119) | making an earnest or desperate appeal. |
| Parched (p. 119) | dried out with heat. (thirsty) |
| Grotesque (p. 119) | comically or repulsively ugly or distorted. |
| Ecstatic (p. 122) | feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement. |
| Solitude (p. 122) | the state or situation of being alone. |
| Pervade (p. 122) | (especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of. |
| Obsolete (p. 127) | No longer in use or necessary |
| Optimistic (p. 128) | hopeful and confident about the future. |
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