The Giver List#2
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Created by:
pbrasfield on January 27, 2010
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Classes:
Eng. period 8 (Mrs. Cooper-Braun), Cooper's Lit and English Classes
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acquisition | gaining possession or aquiring something |
| anguish | agonizing pain; torment; upset |
| buoyancy | ability to keep afloat in liquid |
| conspicuous | something that stands out and is easily seen |
| deftly | skillfully; quickly;neatly |
| exasperated | made very angry or irritated with something or someone |
| excruciating | extrememly painful; agonizing |
| exemption | don't have to take part in; excluded |
| exhilarating | very exciting; thrilling |
| exuberant | very cheerful and lively |
| independence | freedom from something or someone |
| indolence | laziness |
| indulge | let someone have their own way; humor someone |
| integral | imortant part of ;essential for completeness |
| integrity | having principles, honesty, character |
| interdependence | mutually dependent on something |
| prestige | prominence, important status; influential |
| relinquish | to release or to let go |
| reprieve | to put off or postpone a punishment |
| scrupulous | having strict or strong beliefs about what is right and proper |
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