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The Giver 2
the Giver Vocab 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fragment | a part broken off, detached, or incomplete |
| vivid | producing a strong or clear impression on the senses (like producing distinct mental images) |
| perspiring | to emit sweat through the skin |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| stirrings | a beginning of motion or activity |
| interdependence | the state of being dependent upon one another : mutual dependence |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| relinquish | give up |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| meticolus | very careful about doing something in an extremely accurate and exact way |
| exasperate | to cause strong irritation or annoyance to |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| solemnly | very serious or formal |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people |
| daze | To be almost knocked off. |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| succesor | one that follows |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance |
| rigorous | manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor: very strict |
| despair | Loss of hope |