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The Giver - Vocab 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | If you're apprehensive, you're anxious or fearful. If you live near a busy intersection with no stop signs, you might be a bit apprehensive about crossing the street. |
| distraught | If you are upset, you are distraught. If you don't want to explain why you are pulling your hair out, just utter "Leave me alone; I'm distraught." It'll work. |
| disposition | Someone's disposition is their mood or general attitude about life. If your friend woke up on the wrong side of the bed, tell her that she might need a disposition makeover. |
| Transgression | A transgression is something that is against a command or law. Whether you are cheating on a test, or cheating on a spouse, you are committing transgressions that are not easily forgiven. |
| awe | Awe is a feeling of fear that is mixed with respect and wonder. You might gaze at the Grand Canyon with awe, marveling at its beauty and fearing its depth. |
| enhance | Many people use the expression "enhance your chance" to point out ways to increase your chances of winning or earning a contest or prize. When you enhance something, you heighten it or make it better. |
| adherence | Adherence means "sticking to" or "being faithful to," such as your adherence to your diet even when chocolate cake is around, or students' adherence to school rules — they do not use cell phones or music players in class. |
| fret | When you fret, you worry so much about something that it eats away at you. Many people fret about taking standardized tests, but really, they're nothing to sweat. |
| aptitude | An aptitude is something you're good at. A rock star might have an aptitude for energizing an audience, or for trashing his hotel room. |
| appeal | Appeal means "to ask, or address." If you appeal to someone's better nature, you're asking them for mercy. If a shirt doesn't appeal to you, you could also say it doesn't "speak" to you, or more simply, you don't like it. |
| chastise | Chastise is a fancy word for telling someone that something they did was really bad. If you pick your nose, your mom will probably yell at you. If you pick your nose in front of the Queen of England, your mom will chastise you. |
| reluctantly | Reluctantly means "with hesitation, doubt or dread." You might reluctantly walk into the dentist's office for your appointment, knowing that you will soon feel the pain of a root canal. Ouch! |
| remorse | Remorse, a noun, is what you feel if you regret your actions or wish for another outcome. |
| dwelling | A dwelling is a home — where someone lives. Houses, apartments, and condos are all dwellings. |
| regulate | The on-off spigot regulates the flow of water into your bathtub. When a government regulates an industry, they set standards the industry must follow. To regulate means to impose control |
| serene | Choose the adjective serene to describe someone who is calm and untroubled. If you tell someone horrible news and they remain serene,you might wonder if they heard you! |
| tabulated | To tabulate information is to organize it into a table. If your friend borrows money from you every week, you might want to tabulate what she owes you. |
| frail | Something that is delicate and fragile can be described as frail. Grandma's favorite vase is probably too frail to use for football practice; some of us have learned that the hard way. |
| nuisance | Whether it’s a mosquito or your little brother pestering you about the laundry, you can use the word nuisance to describe something that causes small annoyances. |
| labor | Although the word labor seems to suggest tough, physical work that makes you sweat, any type of work, whether physical or mental, can be considered labor. |
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