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The Giver 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | uneasy or fearful about something that might happen. |
| distraught | distracted; deeply agitated |
| Disposition | the act or power of disposing |
| transgression | Mistake, fault, crime |
| awe | a strong feeling of fear or respect and also wonder |
| enhance | to increase or improve |
| adherence | the act, action, or quality of adhering |
| 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 reluctant manner : with aversion or 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 | marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude |
| tabulated | to arrange information in an organized way so that it can be studied, recorded, etc. |
| frail | easily broken or destroyed. |
| nuisance | a person, thing, or situation that is annoying or that causes trouble or problems |
| labor | physical or mental effort |