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The Giver 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| disposition | the usual attitude or mood of a person or animal |
| transgression | Mistake; violation; fault |
| awe | a strong feeling of fear or respect and also wonder |
| enhance | to increase or improve (something) |
| adherence | steady or faithful attachment |
| fret | to make or become worried |
| aptitude | ability to learn |
| appeal | the power to cause enjoyment |
| chastise | to punish severely (as by whipping) |
| reluctantly | showing doubt or unwillingness |
| remorse | a deep regret coming from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| dwelling | a shelter in which people live : house |
| regulate | To direct according to rule |
| serene | A calm, peaceful, and quiet place |
| tabulated | To count and record in an orderly way |
| frail | To easily break something |
| nuisance | Something or someone that is annoying or causes trouble |
| labor | To give birth |