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The Giver - Vocab 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | Feeling or showing fear about the future. |
| distraught | very upset : so upset that you are not able to think clearly or behave normally |
| disposition | the usual attitude or mood of a person or animal |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as : infringement or violation of a law, command, or duty |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by overwhelming greatness (as in beauty, power, or size) |
| enhance | to increase or improve (something) |
| adherence | the act, action, or quality of adhering |
| fret | to cause to suffer emotional strain |
| aptitude | a natural ability to do something or to learn something |
| appeal | a quality that causes people to like someone or something |
| chastise | to criticize (someone) harshly for doing something wrong |
| reluctantly | in a reluctant manner : with aversion or hesitation |
| remorse | a feeling of being sorry for doing something bad or wrong in the past : a feeling of guilt |
| dwelling | a place where a person lives |
| regulate | to set or adjust the amount, degree, or rate of something |
| serene | calm and peaceful |
| tabulated | to count, record, or list systematically |
| frail | easily broken or destroyed (fragile) |
| nuisance | a person, thing, or situation that is annoying or that causes trouble or problems —usually singular |
| labor | physical or mental effort : work |