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The Giver Vocabulary
Chapters 1-5
euphemism
• A nice way of saying something difficult.
• She passed away= she died; put to sleep
• Short-vertically challenged
• Prison- correctional facility
Rasping- harsh, grating
• The smoker’s voice became raspy after years of smoking
Apprehensive- fearful, anxious
• The child felt apprehensive when she went to her first day of school
Eager-impatiently waiting
• I was eager to graduate 8th grade
Distraught-upset, very agitatedI became distraught when I lost my
kid at Disneyland.
palpable- obvious, easily perceivedIt was palpable to the fans that the
boy was terrible at baseball.
Disposition- personalityThis lady had a happy, almost
weird, disposition.
Nurturing- helping to grow or develop
• The mother nurtured her child and the child grew to be a healthy adult.
• Elementary teachers are nurturing but middle school teachers are just plain mean.
Enhance- improve
• I lifted weights hoping to enhance my muscle tone.
Aptitude-talent
• Einstein had an aptitude for science.
• Beethoven had an aptitude for music.
Chastisement-punishment
• The teacher chastised me for not doing my homework.
• Chastisement happened to the boy who stole the teacher’s medicine.
Petulantly- in an ill tempered way, moody
• I petulantly cleaned my room after a fight with my mom.
Remorse- regret
• He felt remorse after he killed the dog.
Tabulated- recorded and filed
• I tabulated the scores and found that the average was a C+.
Primly-proper
• When I met the Queen of England, I primly sipped my tea., but my rude husband guzzled his beer.
Murky-unclear, dark
• The murky, smelly pond did not seem inviting.
Vague- unclear
• The setting of The Giver is vague; we’re not sure the time nor the place.
• The directions were vague, so I didn’t understand what to do.