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The Giver Chapters 1-15 Vocabulary

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Interdependencedependent on one another
Indulgentlygenerously
Exuberantextravagant
Chastisementpunishment
Transgressionsviolations of duty
Buoyancyto float
Exasperatedmade angry or irritated
Retroactiveapplying to a prior period of time
Acqusitionthe act of gaining
Apprehensiveanxious about the future
Crescendoa gradual increase in loudness
Humiliationembarassment
Benignkind or gentle
Anguishstrong pain or suffering in mind or body
Meticulouslyextremely careful or precise
Requisitionedrequested a necessity
Excruciatingintensely painful; agonizing
Reeledwhirled; spun
Exhiliratingto cause to feel very happy
Deftlyquickly or skillfully
Accelerationto move faster
Admonitiongentle or friendly refroof
Assuageto lessen the intensity of; ease
Carnagethe flesh of slain animals or men
Consciousnessthe quality or state of being aware especially of something within oneself
Contortedto twist in a violent manner
Conveyanceto transfer or deliver from one to another
Distendedto swell from internal pressure
Electrodea conductor used to establish electrical contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit
Excruciatingcausing great pain or anguish; agonizing
Exemptedfree or release from liability or requirement to which others are subject
Fretfulirritable
Huelesswithout color
Immobilizednot being able to move
Imploringto beg
Irrationalwithout reason or understanding
Isolationto be alone from everyone else
Ominousforeshadowing an evil; omen
Mutilatedto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
Parcheddeprived of natural moisture; thirsty
Perceivedto attain understanding of
Placidlycalm
Relinquishedto give up
Sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form
Skitteredto glide or skip lightly or quickly
Stencha smell; stink
Tentativenot fully worked out or developed
Torrenta violent stream of water; a rush
Transmittingto send or convey from one person to another
Unendurablenot able to handle; usually dealing with pain
Vibrancepulsating with vigor; bright
Writingto twist from or as if from pain or suffering
Palpablecapable of being touched or felt
Distraughtanxious or worried
Distractedhaving attention diverted
Wheedleto persuade through flattery
Nurturerto help grow or develop
Dispositionone's usual mood
Transgressionto go beyond or over the limit
Apprehensivefearful or uneasy about the future
Chastiseto punish usually by beating
Raritysomething rare
Petulantlyunreaonable ill tempered or irritable
Bewildermentto confuse with a variety of objects
Nondescriptlacking in distinctive qualities and forms
Aptitudea natural or acquired talent
Gravitatingto be attracted to
Chortleda snorting joyful chuckle
Infractionto violate
DosageThe amount given in prescribed amounts
Intriguedto stimulate the curiousity of
Adhenenceto obey
Mystifiedto perplex to make mysterious
Obedientlyto obey
Ironicsomething unsuspected
Abondenedto give up without intending to return
Eldersolder, inflluential community members
Serenecalm
Insightcapacity to understand the true situation
Humiliationto lower pride or dignity of
Ritualconducting a religious ceremony
Impatientunable to wait patiently
Remorseto feel bad about something

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