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The Giver VOCAB 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 or animal |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| awe | as in beauty, power, or size |
| enhance | improve in value, desirability, |
| adherence | the act, action, or quality of adhering |
| fret | e action of wearing away : |
| aptitude | inclination, tendency an aptitude for hard work |
| appeal | 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 feeling of guilt and real sorrow over having done something wrong. The murderer felt no remorse for his crime. |
| dwelling | 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 |
| tabulated | To count, record, or list systematically |
| Frail | easily broken or destroyed : fragile |
| nuisance | harm, injury |
| labor | expenditure of physical or mental effort, especially when difficult or compulsory |