The Giver Vocabulary
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Chapter 1
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Word
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Synonym
or definition
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Antonym
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Location
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Alternate
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abandoned
adjective
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"He saw only the
abandoned
bikes here and there on their sides…"
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left alone
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unrestrained
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Chapter 1, Page 2
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adequately
adverb
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"Someone who she hoped had been
adequately
and fairly punished."
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enough, appropriately
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inadequately
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Chapter 1, Page 8
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enough, but no extra or more than necessary
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apprehensive
adjective
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"Apprehensive
Jonas decided. That's what I am."
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uneasy
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confident
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Chapter 1, Page 4
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attentively
adverb
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"He listened politely, though not very
attentively…"
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paying attention
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disinterestedly
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Chapter 1, Page 7
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showing interest
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awed
verb
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"Lilly looked up, her eyes wide. 'The Ceremony of Twelve',
she whispered in an
awed
voice."
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full of both wonder and dread
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in terror
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Chapter 1, Page 9
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beckoning
verb
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"‘Lilly,’ Mother said,
beckoning
beckoning to the little girl."
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motioned or signaled to
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tempting
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Chapter 1, Page 10
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capacity
noun
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"Most of the people on the night crew had not even been
given spouses because they lacked, somehow, the essential
capacity
to connect to others…"
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mental or physical ability
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volume that can be held
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Chapter 1, Page 8
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churn
verb
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"The sense of his own community silent,
waiting, had made his stomach
churn."
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stir up or unsettle
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make butter
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Chapter 1, Page 2
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clenched
verb
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"She held up a
clenched
fist and the rest of the family smiled at her
small defiant gesture."
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held tightly together
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relaxed
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Chapter 1, Page 5
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compressed
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defiant
adjective
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"She held up a clenched fist and the rest of the
family smiled at her small
defiant
gesture."
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aggressive
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compliant
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Chapter 1, Page 5
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disobedient
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disposition
noun
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"He’s a sweet little male with a lovely disposition ."
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personality
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settlement of a legal matter
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Chapter 1, Page 7
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distraught
adjective
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"I guess I just got distraught watching them."
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extremely upset
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calm and happy
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Chapter 1, Page 4
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dwelling
noun
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"Instantly, obediently, Jonas had dropped his
bike on its side on the path behind his family's
dwelling."
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home
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living in (verb)
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Chapter 1, Page 2
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essential
adjective
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"Most of the people on the night crew had not even been
given spouses because they lacked, somehow, the
essential
capacity to connect to others…"
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necessary to achieve
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unnecessary
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Chapter 1, Page 8
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perfect
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intrigued
verb
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"…the children rode their bicycles to the riverbank and
watched,
intrigued
the unloading…"
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fascinated
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bored
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Chapter 1, Page 1
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ironic
adjective
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"There was an
ironic
tone to that final message, as if the Speaker found it amusing…"
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sarcastic
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peculiar or incongruous
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Chapter 1, Page 2
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jeering
verb
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"Even the children were scolded if they used
the term lightly at play,
jeering
a teammate who missed a catch…"
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taunting, making rude comments
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Chapter 1, Page 3
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methods
noun
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"I felt strange. Because their
methods
were different."
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ways of doing
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Chapter 1, Page 6
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midday
noun
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"They had to leave very early, and they had their
midday
meal on the bus."
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noon or lunch time
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Chapter 1, Page 6
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misread
verb
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"…explained that a Pilot-in-Training had
misread
his navigational instructions and made a wrong turn."
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misinterpreted writing
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fail to understand true meaning
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Chapter 1, Page 2
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murmured
verb
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"Soon she smiled, thanked them, and
murmured
that she felt soothed."
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spoke quietly
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complained quietly
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Chapter 1, Page 9
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navigational
adjective
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"…explained that a Pilot-in-Training had misread his
navigational
instructions and made a wrong turn."
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about a vehicle's course
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Chapter 1, Page 2
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nurturer
noun
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"Jonas's father's title was
Nurturer…
was responsible for all the physical and emotional needs…"
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caregiver
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Chapter 1, Page 7
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obediently
adverb
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"Instantly,
obediently,
Jonas had dropped his bike on its side on the path
behind his family's dwelling."
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dutifully, obeying promptly
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disobediently
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Chapter 1, Page 2
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offender
noun
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"Today a repeat
offender
had been brought before her,
someone who had broken the rules before."
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lawbreaker
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person who hurts feelings
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Chapter 1, Page 8
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overwhelming
adjective
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"…caused her
overwhelming
feelings of frustration and anger."
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very powerful emotionally
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insignificant
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Chapter 1, Page 8
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extremely large, unable to be overcome or beaten
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palpable
adjective
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"…he remembered that
palpable
stomach-sinking terror…"
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obvious, able to be felt
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intangible
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Chapter 1, Page 3
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patriotic
adjective
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"When the class took their seats at the conclusion of the
patriotic
hymn…"
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related to love of country
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Chapter 1, Page 3
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pondered
verb
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"Lilly
pondered
that. ‘Yes,’ she said, finally."
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thought or wondered about
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formal agreement to end argument
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Chapter 1, Page 6
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prominent
adjective
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"Next, Mother, who held a
prominent
position at the Department of Justice…"
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distinguished
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obscure, unimportant
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Chapter 1, Page 8
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sticking out
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rasping
adjective
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"…IMMEDIATELY, the
rasping
voice through the speakers had said."
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harsh or grating
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smooth
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Chapter 1, Page 2
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to smooth with a tool (verb)
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recited
verb
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"The class
recited
the standard response in unison."
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spoke publicly
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spoke from memory
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Chapter 1, Page 4
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recollection
noun
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"Jonas, nearing his home now, smiled at the
recollection."
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memory
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ability to remember
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Chapter 1, Page 4
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resolve
verb
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"Lilly's feelings were always straightforward,
fairly simple, usually easy to
resolve."
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decide or fix
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Chapter 1, Page 7
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settle arguement
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restored
verb
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"…who had been
restored
to his place: to his job, his home, his family unit."
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returned to original state
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make feel better, give new strength
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Chapter 1, Page 8
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rituals
noun
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"It was one of the
rituals,
the evening telling of feelings."
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repeated or traditional actions
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performance of formal acts
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Chapter 1, Page 4
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sleek
adjective
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"…Squinting toward the sky, he had seen the
sleek
jet, almost a blur at its high speed…"
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smooth and stylish
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dumpy
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Chapter 1, Page 1
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soothed
verb
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"Soon she smiled, thanked them, and murmured that she felt
soothed."
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eased pain
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aggravated
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Chapter 1, Page 9
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calmed
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spouses
noun
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"Most of the people on the night crew had not even been given
spouses
because they lacked, somehow, the
essential capacity to connect to others…"
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husbands or wives
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Chapter 1, Page 8
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squat
adjective
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"It was not a
squat
fat-bellied cargo plane but a needle-nosed
single-pilot jet."
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short and solidly built
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crouch down (verb)
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Chapter 1, Page 1
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squinting
verb
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"Squinting
toward the sky, he had seen the sleek jet, almost a
blur at its high speed…"
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looking with eyes half shut
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goggling
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Chapter 1, Page 1
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supplementary
adjective
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"We have him in the extra care section for supplementary nuturing…"
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addditional
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extra
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Chapter 1, Page 7
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additional thing person etc. (noun)
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tunic
noun
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"He smoothed his rumpled
tunic
and sat down."
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loose shirt
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military jacket
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Chapter 1, Page 4
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transgression
noun
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"The rules say that if there's a third
transgression
he simply has to be released."
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wrongdoing
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sin, lawbreaking
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Chapter 1, Page 9
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unison
noun
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"The class recited the standard response in
unison."
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together as one
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Chapter 1, Page 4
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usages
noun
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"They were learning
usages
that my group hadn't learned yet, so we felt stupid."
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ways of using something
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Chapter 1, Page 6
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vital
adjective
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"…assigned to those who lacked the
interest or skills or insight for the more
vital
jobs of the daytime hours."
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crucial, important
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unimportant
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Chapter 1, Page 8
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lively
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wheedle
verb
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"But like all parents - all adults - they didn't fight and
wheedle
for their turn."
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cajole or coax
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beg and plead
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Chapter 1, Page 5
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