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The Giver Vocabulary
Chapters 6-17
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02/02/2017

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Aptitude
Definition
capability/ ability
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Buoyancy
Definition
the power to float or rise in a liquid
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Conspicuously
Definition
easily seen or noticed; attracting special attention
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Crescendo
Definition
a gradual steady increase in loudness
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Indolence
Definition
avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness
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Infringed
Definition
act to limit something
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Meticulously
Definition
attention to detail
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Obsolete
Definition
no longer produced or used
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Piecemeal
Definition
in pieces or fragments
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Prodded
Definition
to poke or nag something
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Throng
Definition
many people crowded or assembled together
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Admonition
Definition
counsel or a warning against fault or oversight
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Assimilated
Definition
to absorb into the tradition of a population or group
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Assuage
Definition
to lessen the intensity
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Carnage
Definition
flesh of slain animals or humans
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Horde
Definition
large group of people
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Hueless
Definition
lack of color
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Ominous
Definition
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
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Pervaded
Definition
spread through and percieved in every part of
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Warily
Definition
in a way that shows a lack of trust; suspicious
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