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The Giver Vocab 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aptitude | a natural ability |
| palpable | ready or plainly seen; obvious, evident |
| chastise | to inflict punishment |
| transgression | small violation |
| nurturer | a person who helps the development of something |
| infraction | crime; serious crime |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of |
| meticulously | extremely careful |
| admonition | kindly chew out; cautionary advice or warning |
| relinquished | to retire from; give up or abandon |
| augmented | to make something greater in size; increase make bigger |
| vigilant | on the alert; watchful |
| lethargy | state of sluggishness or tiredness |
| languid | lacking energy or vitality |