Set: Literature Vocab

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Term Definition
ironic to convery the opposite of the literal meaning
palpable capable of being touched, very obvious
distraught upset, in a state of mental confusion
apprehensive anxious, worried
defiant openly defiant, bold resistence
gender female or male
disposition positive or negative mood/personality
transgression violation, to go over the rules or boundaries
chastise to punish, to criticize
petulantly pestering, irritable, peevish
humiliation embarassed, made to feel shame
bewildered confused, perplexed
serene peaceful, quite, at ease
chortled laugh and snort---a chuckle
indulgently to gratify, to give into the pleasure
relinquish to give up, let go, hand over
exuberant full of unrestrained joy, enthusiasm
scrupulously attending to fine details, very careful
prestige power to command respect
benign gentle, mild in words or actions
indolence laziness, inactivity
meticulously excessively concerned with details
logistic making sense, well planned maneuvers
tentatively not firm plans, "iffy"
admonition mild warning, gentle reprove
anguished distressed by severe mental or physical pain
skeptically doubting, consistently questioning
chaos total confusion, complete disorder
writhing to twist and squirm usually in pain
assuage to ease, to make less painful
excruciating great distress, torture
ominous very threatening, sinister
grotesquely bizarre, outlandish in shape or appearance
permeated to prevade, to spread throughout
exasperation to feel greatly annoyed, irritated or angry
sarcastic mocking contempt, teasing remark
perception insight, to see the entire situation, understand

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Creator xojessox
Created May 21, 2007
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vocab words from the Giver

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xojessox : Changed excruciating → great distres, torture to excruciating → great distress, torture
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  1. chortled → laugh and snort---a chuckle - 2 misses
  2. tentatively → not firm plans, "iffy" - 2 misses
  3. writhing → to twist and squirm usually in pain - 2 misses
  4. excruciating → great distress, torture - 2 misses
  5. distraught → upset, in a state of mental confusion - 1 miss
  6. indulgently → to gratify, to give into the pleasure - 1 miss
  7. exuberant → full of unrestrained joy, enthusiasm - 1 miss