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Vocab for the Giver
The Giver
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01/23/2023
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Adherence
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commitment or attachment, especially to a rule or belief
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Apprehensive
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fearful; nervous
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Bewildered
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highly confused
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Chastise
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scold; punish
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Distraught
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extremely upset
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Palpable
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able to be physically touched or felt
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Petulant
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childish bad-tempered; moody
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Remorse
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extreme regret
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Transgression
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a breaking of the rules
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Buoyancy
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the tendency or ability to float
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Chortle
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a gleeful laugh; chuckle
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Disposition
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a person's natural mood or temperament
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Indulgent
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being overly generous
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Leisurely
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in a relaxed way
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Meticulously
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extremely carefully with attention paid to small details
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Reprieve
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cancellation of a punishment; a break from something difficult
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Scrupulously
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very carefully
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Serene
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very calm
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Throng
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a large group of people
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Anguish
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Great pain or suffering
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Crescendo
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steady increase in volume or force
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Exasperated
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greatly annoyed; out of patience
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Excruciating
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very intense; agonizing
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Impulse
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a sudden strong urge to do something
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Integral e
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ssential, fundamental
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Prestige
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the possession of respect and admiration
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Retroactive
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having an effect on events that occurred previously
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Admonition
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a warning or gentle scorning
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Conspicuous
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obvious; sticking out in its surroundings
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Deftly
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in a neat, skillful, quick way
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Diminish
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make less; become less; slowly disappear
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Exhilarating
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very exciting
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Frigid
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extremely cold; freezing
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Torrent
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downpour; surge of water
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Wryly
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in a dry, humorous, usually mocking manner
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Alien
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(adj.): strange; unknown
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Assuage
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(v.): to ease; to calm an unpleasant feeling
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Contorted (adj.):
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twisted; distorted
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Imploring (v.):
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begging; pleading
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Placidly
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dv.): calmly; quietly
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Ominous
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giving the sense that something bad is about to occur; threatening
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Sinuous (adj.)
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curved; winding; twisting
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Sparse (adj.)
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scarce; thinly spread out
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Vast (adj.)
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immense; describing a large space
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Dejected (adj.):
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sad and depressed
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Falter (v.):
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begin to lose strength or steadiness
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Hearth (n.):
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he bottom of a fireplace
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Luminous (adj.)
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shining or glowing brightly
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Luxuriate (v.):
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enjoy in a luxurious way; self-indulge in something
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Obsolete (adj.):
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no longer in use; no longer useable
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Pervade (v.):
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spread through every part of something
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Pervade (v.):
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spread through every part of something
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Ruefully (
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sadly; regretfully
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Ruefully (
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sadly; regretfully
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Ruefully (adv
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sadly; regretfully
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Ruefully (
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sadly; regretfully
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Ruefully
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sadly; regretfully
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