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The Giver
Ch 1-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Apprehensive | Viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : felling or showing fear or apprehension about the future. |
| Distraught | Agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain. Exhibiting a severely disordered state of mind : not mentally sound. |
| Disposition | The usual attitude or mood of a person or animal. The tendency to act or think in a certain manner under given circumstances. |
| Transgression | Infringement or violation of a law, command, or duty. |
| Awe | An emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by overwhelming greatness ( as in beauty, power, or size) |
| Enhacne | To increase or improve in value, quality, desirability, or attractiveness. |
| Adherence | The act, action, or quality of adhering. steady or faithful attachment. |
| Fret | To cause to suffer emotional strain. |
| Aptitude | A natural ability. |
| Appeal | A legal proceeding by which a case is brought before a higher court for review of the decision of a lower court. |
| Chastise | To inflict punishment on (as by whipping) |
| Reluctantly | In a reluctant manner : with aversion or hesitation. |
| Remorse | A gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs. |
| Dwelling | A shelter ( such as a house) in which people live in. |
| Regulate | To govern or direct according to rule. To bring under the control of law or constituted authority. |
| Serene | Marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude. |
| Tabulated | To count, record, or list systematically. |
| Frail | Easily broken or destroyed. |
| Nuisance | One that is annoying, unpleasant or obnoxious. |
| Labor | The services performed by workers for wages as distinguished from those rendered by entrepreneurs for profits. |