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The Giver VOCAB 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm |
| distraught | very upset, so upset that you are not able to think clearly or behave normally |
| disposition | the tendency to act or think in a certain manner under given circumstances |
| transgression | infringement or violation of a law, command, or duty |
| awe | a strong feeling of fear or respect and also wonder |
| enhance | to criticize (someone) harshly for doing something wrong to increase or improve (something) |
| adherence | the act, action, or quality of adhering |
| fret | To worry too much |
| aptitude | a natural ability : talent |
| appeal | the power of arousing a sympathetic response : attraction |
| chastise | to criticize (someone) harshly for doing something wrong |
| reluctantly | in a way that shows that you are not willing to do something and are therefore slow to do it |
| remorse | a feeling of sadness and being sorry for something you have done |
| dwelling | a house or place to live in |
| regulate | to control something, especially by making it work in a particular way |
| serene | peaceful and calm; worried by nothing |
| tabulated | to show information in the form of a table (= an arrangement of facts and numbers in rows or blocks) |
| frail | weak or unhealthy, or easily damaged, broken, or harmed |
| nuisance | something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you |