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The Giver
Chapters 1-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Apprehensive | The feeling of worry, or fear that something bad might happen later on. |
| Distraught | The deep feeling of worry, or sadness that you act much differently than you’d normally would. |
| Disposition | The usual mood of any person or animal. |
| Transgression | An instance of a rulebreaking breaking the law, or command. |
| Awe | A strong feeling of fear or respect and also wonder/ to fill (someone) with awe. |
| Enhance | To increase or improve a subject or something. |
| Adherence | The act of adhering/ steady or faithful attachment. |
| Fret | The feeling or expression of worriness, annoyance, or discontent. |
| Aptitude | The capability to flawlessly do something, or to have the capacity to do it. |
| Appeal | A request for many different things (aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc…). |
| Chastise | Physical discipline, or a punishment. |
| Reluctantly | Without reallying wanting to do a certain thing, or unwillingly doing something. |
| Remorse | A deep regret after making a choice/ something wrong. |
| Dwelling | A building, place, or shelter where residents can live within. |
| Regulate | To control subjects by using rules, laws, directions, methods, etc… |
| Serene | Calmness, peacefulness and tranquillity. |
| Tabulated | The act of sorting something into a systematic, or tabular form. |
| Frail | The state of having weak/ poor health. |
| Nuisance | A very annoying person, thing, place, condition, etc… |
| Labor | The act of working to gain any form of money/ A person whose body is put to work for wages. |