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The Giver vocab 1-7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rasping | a harsh grating sound |
| palpable | easily perceived; obvious |
| distraught | very upset and agitated |
| apprehensive | fearful and anxious |
| disposition | personality |
| nurturing | helping to grow or develop |
| enhance | improve |
| aptitude | talent |
| chastisement | punishment |
| petulantly | in a pouty and ill tempered way |
| remorse | regret |
| tabulated | recorded and filed |
| primly | in a precise and proper manner |
| murky | dark, and cloudy |
| vague | unspecified; indefinite |
| designated | indicated; pointed out |
| throng | crowd |
| reprieve | pardon |
| exuberant | high-spirited |
| cringed | shrank back in fear |
| transgressions | violations of laws or rules |
| infringed(on or upon) | introduced |
| acquisition | purchase |
| serene | calm |
| dazed | confused; bewildered |