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Blair's Test
"DMS" Giver Test A
Term | Definition | Sentence |
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apprehensive | worried, concerned | Jonas was quite ____ about the upcoming Ceremony where he would learn what his assignment would be. |
adherence | stick to, follow | Jonas' mom had the responsibility in the community of being sure that the people showed ____ to all of the rules and regulations. |
benignly | favorably, kindly, gently | Fiona and Jonas ____ bathed the men and women in the House of the Old. |
meticulously | precisely, with extreme care | Dad ____ feed and nurtured Gabe so that he would start to grow and be strong. |
anguish | suffering, pain and distress | Jonas felt ____ when he received the memories about war. |
distraught | upset, crying, emotionally stressed | Asher said he was late for school because he was ___ but he meant that he had been distracted not that he was upset. |
chortled | chuckled, giggled | Lily ___ when Jonas teased her about her animal. |
mystified | confused to what is going on, | Jonas was ____ by the fact that the Giver had an off button for his speaker but in Jonas' home they could not turn the speaker off. |
elders | older people in the community, thought to be more wise | The ____ in the community decided which twelve received a particular assignment. |
serene | quiet, peaceful, pleasant | The park where the kids would go to play was peaceful and ___. |
chastised | get after someone, discipline | Asher was ______ for being late to school and had to apologize for his bad behavior. |
abandoned | left alone, orphaned, without parents | The newborn, Gabe, was not ___ by Jonas' dad because Jonas' dad brought him home to take better care of him so he would not have to be released. |
intrigued | curiousity, interest | I am personally ___ about this odd community and wonder how they were able to control the climate. |
obediently | doing what you are supposed to do, do what you are told | Lily ____ went up to her room when she was asked so that her parents could have a private talk with Jonas. |