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The Giver 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | uneasy or fearful about something that might happen. |
| distraught | distrubed with doubt or painful feelings |
| disposition | the usual attitude or mood of a person or animal |
| transgression | Mistake, fault, crime, |
| awe | a strong feeling of fear or respect and also wonder |
| enhance | to increase or improve (something) |
| adherence | steady or faithful attachment |
| fret | to cause to suffer emotional strain |
| aptitude | a natural ability to do something or to learn something |
| appeal | a quality that causes people to like someone or something |
| chastise | To criticize (someone) harshly for doing something wrong |
| reluctantly | In a way to show you are not willing to do something with hesitation |
| remorse | A feeling of being sorry for doing something bad or wrong in the past: a feeling of guilt |
| dwelling | A place where a person lives |
| regulate | To set or adjust the amount, degree, or rate of (something) |
| serene | Calm and peaceful |
| tabulated | To arrange information in an organized way so that it can be studied or recorded |
| frail | Having less than a normal amount of strength or force |
| nuisance | A person, thing, or situation that is annoying or that causes trouble or problems |
| labor | A physical or mental effort |