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The Giver 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | uneasy or fearful about something that might happen |
| distraught | distracted or disturbed with doubt or painful feelings |
| disposition | a person's usual temperament or frame of mind.one's usual attitude or mood |
| transgression | an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, fault, crime etc.; sin. |
| awe | n overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like. |
| enhance | to raise the value or price of something |
| adherence | he quality of adhering; steady devotion, support, allegiance, or attachment. |
| fret | to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like. |
| aptitude | capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent. |
| appeal | to ask for aid, support, mercy, sympathy, or the like; make an earnest entreaty |
| chastise | to discipline or punish, esp by beating |
| reluctantly | without really wanting to; unwillingly. |
| remorse | a sense of deep regret and guilt for some misdeed |
| dwelling | a building or place of shelter to live in; place of residence; abode; home. |
| regulate | to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc |
| serene | calm, peaceful, or tranquil; |
| tabulated | to count, record, or list systematically |
| frail | easily broken or destroyed |
| nuisance | an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.. |
| labor | expenditure of physical or mental effort especially when difficult or compulsory |