Vocab for The Giver+prefixes/suffixes
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| ironic |  use of words to express the opposite of what one really means |
| palpable | capable of actually being felt or touched.....feeling or an emotion |
| Distraught | upset; agitated with doubt, conflict, or mental pain |
| transgression | voilation, beyond the set limits...breaking the law |
| Aptitude | ability |
| chastise | to scold |
| nondescript | ordinary |
| infraction | violation of a rule or law |
| indulgently | with good humor; tolerantly |
| exuberant | joyful |
| benign | harmless |
| indolence | inclination to be lazy |
| integrity | the quality of having strong moral standards |
| meticulously | very carefully |
| relish | enjoyment |
| deftly | easily,with ease |
| admonition | warning |
| sinuous | curvy, curving |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of |
| ominous | foreshadowing evil |
| placidly | calmly |
| carnage | bloody slaughter |
| permeate | to spread through |
| expertise | skill |
| imploringly | in a begging manner |
| emphatic | with emphasis |
| haphazard | marked by a lack of planning |
| vigilant | watchful |
| exquisite | intense |
| lethargy | abnormal drowsiness |
| trans- | across/through/beyond |
| non- | not |
| in- | in/into |
| im- | in/into |
| ex- | from/out of |
| -ic | belonging to/characterized by |
| -able | capable of |
| -ly | in the manner of |
| -uous | full of/having |
| -ise | to be like |
| euphemism | substitute a nice way to say something harsh |
| euphemism example | he passed away |
| foreshadowing | clues or hints of what is gong to happen later in the story |
| figurative language | use of similies, metaphors, or personification to help a reader make connections to the text |
| imagery | word or group of words that uses one or more of the senses; sight, taste, touch, hear, smell |
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