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The Giver 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | Viewing the future with anxiety or alarm. |
| distraught | Exhibiting a severely disordered state of mind |
| disposition | The tendency to act or think in a certain manner under given circumstances. |
| transgression | Infringement or violation of a law, command, or duty |
| awe | An emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by overwhelming greatness |
| enhance | To increase or improve in value, quality, desirability, or attractiveness |
| adherence | The act, action, or quality of adhering |
| fret | To cause to suffer emotional strain |
| aptitude | Ability to learn |
| appeal | A legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court. |
| chastise | To censure severely |
| reluctantly | With aversion or hesitation |
| remorse | A gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs |
| dwelling | A shelter (such as a house) in which people live |
| regulate | To govern or direct according to rule |
| serene | Marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude |
| tabulated | To count and record in an orderly way |
| frail | Not having normal strength or force |
| nuisance | An annoying or troublesome person, thing, or way of doing something |
| labor | Physical or mental effort especially when hard or required |