The Giver & The Pigman Vocabulary 9 List
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 hearth | an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room) |
| contentedly | satisfied |
| optimistic | expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds |
| heightened | to make higher or more intense |
| trudge | walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud |
| ruefully | regretfully; sorrowfully |
| luminous | adj. Giving or radiating light. |
| syringe | a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids |
| receptacle | a container that is used to put or keep things in |
| chute | sloping channel through which things can descend |
| empowered | invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter |
| foliage | The leaves of trees and other plants |
| habitation | the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men) |
| yearned | have an intense feeling of sad and wistfully |
| incision | the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) |
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