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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 | A person’s qualities and character |
| transgression | Fault, mistake, offense |
| awe | inspired |
| enhance | To make better, improve, intensify |
| adherence | Stick-to-it, commitment |
| fret | Worry, feel, anxious |
| aptitude | Natural ability to do something |
| appeal | A serious or urgent or guilt |
| chastise | To punish |
| reluctantly | Unwillingly, hesitantly |
| remorse | Deep regret or guilt |
| dwelling | housing |
| regulate | Control, maintain |
| serene | Peaceful, calm, |
| tabulated | Counted (as in a result) |
| frail | Weak, delicate |
| nuisance | Annoyance, annoying |
| labor | Work, childbirth |