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The Give - Vocab 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | Feeling or showing fear |
| distraught | So upset you are not able to think clearly or behave normally |
| disposition | The usual attitude or mood of a person or animal |
| transgression | An act or process |
| awe | A strong feeling of amazement, respect, and wonder |
| enhance | To improve, increase, or make something better, stronger, or more valuable |
| adherence | The act of sticking strictly to a rule, plan, standard, or set of beliefs |
| fret | To worry, feel anxious, or be upset about something |
| aptitude | A natural ability or skill to do something or learn something quickly |
| appeal | an asking for something badly needed or wanted |
| chastise | to criticize (someone) harshly for doing something wrong |
| reluctantly | 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 arrange information in an organized way so that it can be studied, recorded, etc. |
| frail | having less than a normal amount of strength or force : very weak |
| nuisance | a person, thing, or situation that is annoying or that causes trouble or problems —usually singular |
| labor | physical or mental effort |