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The Giver
ch 1-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | capable of understanding or quick to do so |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| disposition | the usual attitude or mood of a person or animal |
| transgression | to violate a command or law |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by overwhelming greatness (as in beauty, power, or size) |
| enhance | heighten, increase |
| adherence | steady or faithful attachment |
| fret | to cause to suffer emotional strain |
| aptitude | natural ability : talent |
| appeal | an application (as to a recognized authority) for corroboration, vindication, or decision |
| chastise | to censure severely |
| reluctantly | in a reluctant manner : with aversion or hesitation |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |