The Giver vocabulary chapters 1, 6, 7, 8 and 14
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 wheedle | the persuade with flattery; coax |
| disposition | nature or attitude |
| throng | a crowd |
| chastisement | to punish |
| transgressions | to break a law or command; sin |
| infringed | to violate |
| gravitate | to move TOWARD |
| buoyancy | the ability to float |
| meticulously | very detailed |
| profound | marked by intelligence or importance |
| standardize | to make standard |
| curb (verb) | to restrain; check |
| aptitude | capacity of learning |
| ruefully | regret or sorrow |
| avert | to move AWAY from |
| integrity | following a code of values |
| attribute (noun) | a characteristic |
| awe | to be incredibly impressed by |
| fleeting | passing quickly as in a moment |
| anxiety | uneasiness; apprehension |
| benign | a mild, gentle disposition; harmless |
| crescendo | increasing in loudness |
| anguish | intensely painful; distressful |
| jaunty | lively or spirited |
| unanimous | indicating an agreement of all |
| excrutiating | extreme pain or distress |
| assuage | to make less; ease |
| billowing | to rise or roll in waves |
| daub | smear; smudge |
| fretful | irritable |
| wry | having a bent or twisted shape |
| ominous | foretelling evil; threatening |
| placidly | undisturbed; peaceful |
| distended | expand; swell |
| haste | rapidity of motion |
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