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The Giver
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | Uneasy or fearful about something that might happen. |
| distraught | Very upset |
| disposition | the usual attitude or mood of a person or animal |
| transgression | an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin |
| awe | a strong feeling of fear or respect and also wonder |
| enhance | to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify. |
| adherence | the act, action, or quality of adhering |
| fret | to cause to suffer emotional strain : vex |
| aptitude | capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent. |
| appeal | an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea. |
| chastise | to discipline, especially by corporal punishment. |
| reluctantly | without really wanting to; unwillingly. |
| remorse | deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction. |
| 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 put or arrange in a tabular, systematic, or condensed form |
| frail | having delicate health; not robust; weak. |
| nuisance | an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.. |
| labor | physical or mental effort |