Theatredoll72 on February 21, 2011
Vocab from The Giver chapters 6-19
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
Reprieve | To take back or away |
Excruciating | Extremely painful |
Indulgently | Allow someone to have or enjoy something even though it may not be proper, healthy, appropriate, etc. |
Conspicuous | Very easy to see or notice |
Meticulously | Very careful about doing something |
Exuberant | Very lively, happy, or energetic |
Anguish | Extreme suffering, grief, or pain |
Benign | Gentle disposition- show kindness. |
Integrity | The quality of being honest and fair |
Independence | Freedom from outside control or support |
Exemption | Being excused from doing something that others are required to do. |
Exasperated | To make (someone) very angry or annoyed. |
Relinquish | To give something up |
Acquisition | The act of obtaining something. |
Scrupulously | having moral integrity |
Crescendo | A gradual increase in the loudness of a sound |
Interdependence | To depend on another other. |
Integral | Very important and necessary |
Buoyancy | The ability of an object to float in water or air |
Exhilarating | To feel very happy and excited. |
Prestige | The respect and admiration that someone or something gets for being successful or important |
Transgressions | To do something that is not allowed : to disobey a command or law. |
Indolence | Not liking to work or be active. |
Deftly | Skillful or clever |
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