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The Giver
English Book
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| intrigued | interested; curious; fascinated; keyed into (attending) |
| jeering | to make fun of someone in a rude manner |
| distraught | mentally confused; extremely upset |
| apprehensive | anxious; uneasy |
| defiant | resistance to authority |
| nurture | to care for |
| vital | essential to life |
| previous | occurring before |
| adherence | stick to; stay attached |
| aptitude | an ability; a natural tendency |
| chastise | to punish |
| hoard | to store away for future use |
| nondescript | not distinctive enough to be described |
| gravitate | to be attracted to; move toward |
| tabulated | to count and record in an orderly way |
| distributed | to give out; spread out |
| reprieve | to suspend temporarily; to postpone |
| relinquish | to give up |
| transgressions | misdeeds |
| irritate | to annoy; to provoke; bother |
| exasperated | to frustrate; to make angry |
| duplication | one or two things exactly alike |
| serenely |