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The Giver VOCAB 1
Chapter 1-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| disposition | the usual attitude or mood of a person ; the tendency to act or think in a certain manner under given circumstances |
| transgression | a violation of a law, command, or duty |
| awe | a strong feeling of fear or respect and also wonder |
| enhance | to increase or improve in value, quality, desirability, or attractiveness |
| adherence | the act, action, or quality of adhering - stick to |
| fret | to cause to suffer emotional strain |
| aptitude | a natural ability to do something or to learn something |
| appeal | |
| chastise | |
| reluctantly | Doing something when you don't want to; with caution |
| remorse | The feeling of sorry, guilt, or regret |
| dwelling | A place where people live in |
| regulate | to govern or direct according to rule |
| serene | calm and peaceful |
| tabulated | to arrange information in an organized way so that it can be studied, recorded |
| frail | Easily broken, physically weak. |
| nuisance | a person, thing, or situation that is annoying or that causes trouble or problems —usually singular |
| labor |