7th Reading The Giver Key Terms Part 1 Flashcards

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Attachment or commitment to a person, cause, or belief.

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Adherence

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Utterly bewilder or perplex someone.

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Mystified

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3
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Move toward or be attached to someone or something.

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Gravitating

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4
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A person of greater age than someone specified

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Elders

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5
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Intense

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Palpable

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6
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Anxious or fearful

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Apprehensive

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7
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Rebuke

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Chastise

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8
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An action that is against the law.

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Transgression

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9
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A religious or solem ceremony.

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Ritual

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10
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To care for

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Nurturers

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11
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Lacking distinctive of interesting facts.

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Nondescript

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12
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A violation

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Infraction

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13
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In a way that shows great detail

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Meticulously

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14
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The dependence of two or more people or things on each other.

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Interdependence

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15
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Painful

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Excruciating

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An asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.

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Acquisition

17
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Severe mental or physical pain or suffering.

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Anguish

18
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Delightful, excellent; especially delicious.

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Scrupulously

19
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Avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness.

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Indolence

20
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A gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music

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Crescendo

21
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In a way that is neatly skillful and quick in movement.

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Deftly

22
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Gentle; kindly.

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Benign

23
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Cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death).

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Reprieve

24
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Widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or quality.

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Prestige

25
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The capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or thing.

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Insight