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The Giver 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | fearful of what may be coming |
| distraught | Feeling upset or hurt |
| disposition | A persons qualities and character |
| transgression | infringement or violation of a law, command, or duty |
| awe | Inspired |
| enhance | to increase or improve in value, desirability, or attractiveness |
| adherence | Commitment |
| fret | to make or become worried |
| aptitude | ability to learn |
| appeal | an asking for something badly needed or wanted |
| chastise | to punish severely |
| reluctantly | with aversion or hesitation |
| remorse | a deep regret coming from a sense of guilt for past wrongs |
| dwelling | a shelter in which people live |
| regulate | Control or maintain |
| serene | showing complete calm and peaceful |
| tabulated | to count and record in an orderly way |
| frail | Weak, delicate, not strong |
| nuisance | an annoying or troublesome person, thing, or way of doing something |
| labor | Childbirth, and labor |