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The Giver 1
Chapters 1-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprehensive | fearful of what may be coming |
| distraught | feeling upset |
| 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 | to make or become worried |
| aptitude | natural ability to do something |
| appeal | a serious or urgent request |
| chastise | to punish verbally |
| reluctantly | unwillingly, hesitantly |
| remorse | a deep regret coming from a sense of guilt for past wrongs |
| dwelling | a shelter in which people live |
| regulate | control, maintain |
| serene | peaceful, calm |
| tabulated | counted (as in a result) |
| frail | weak, delicate |
| nuisance | annoyance, annoying |
| labor | work, childbirth |