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The Giver 1 Flashcards

Practice vocabulary comprehension for The Giver 100 Word Test

1
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reiterate

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to repeat words - verb

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yearn

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to long for - verb

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perplexity

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mental confusion - noun

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fallible

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capable of making mistakes - adj.

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rueful

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regretful - adj.

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perception

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the way you see things - noun

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7
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solace

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comfort - noun

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formidable

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hard to overcome - adj.

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augment

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to increase - verb

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despondent

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depressed - adj.

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meticulously

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very carefully; precisely - adv.

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12
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tunic

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a long shirt - noun

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diminish

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to become smaller or weaker - verb

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obsolete

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out of date - adj.

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15
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fugitives

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people who are running away, especially from authorities - noun

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sparse

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very little - adj.

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garb

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clothing - noun

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18
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ominous

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threatening - adj.

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excruciating

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very painful - adj.

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benign

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kind, gentle - adj.

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21
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requisition

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written request - noun

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22
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deft

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skillful - adj.

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23
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assuage

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to ease - verb

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24
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relinquish

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to give up something - verb

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25
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deviate

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to go off course - verb

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26
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tentatively

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with uncertainty - adv.

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nurture

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to take care of - verb

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28
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depth

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deepness - noun

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29
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standardize

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to the same as everyone/thing else - verb

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precision

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accuracy, exactness - noun

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31
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transform

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to change - verb

32
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transgression

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a sin - noun

33
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tangible

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touchable - adj.

34
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dwindle

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to lessen - verb

35
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chastise

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to punish or to scold - verb

36
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disperse

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to give up - verb

37
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verbalize

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to express in words - verb

38
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apprehensive

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fearful or dreading - adj.

39
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nondescript

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not easily described - adj.

40
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aptitude

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natural talent or ability - noun

41
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anquish

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excruciating pain or suffering - noun

to suffer - verb

42
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prestige

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a reputation arising from success - noun

or having or showing success - adj.

43
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summit

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the highest point - noun

44
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counsel

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to give advise - verb

advice - noun

45
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exempt

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to free from an obligation or liability - verb

46
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wrath

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anger - noun

47
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haughty

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snobby - adj.

48
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belligerent

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wanting to fight - adj.

49
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despise

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to hate - verb

50
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capitulate

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to give in - verb

51
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tarry

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to delay leaving - verb

52
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caustic

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critical and sarcastic - adj.

53
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nullify

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to cancel out - verb

54
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emaciated

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starved looking - adj.

55
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emancipated

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freed - adj.

56
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solemn

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serious - adj.

57
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interdependence

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the need for others - noun

58
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dejected

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sad and depressed - adj.

59
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integrity

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quality of being honest and trustworthy - noun

60
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ecstatic

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joyful - adj.

61
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fatigue

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exhaustion - noun

62
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exhale

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to breathe out - verb

63
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esteem

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respect - noun

64
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coincide

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to happen at the same time - verb

65
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delegation

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a group of representatives - noun

66
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delusions

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false beliefs - noun

67
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gnashing

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to grind together - verb

grinding together - noun

68
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incite

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to stir into action - verb

69
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lethargic

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lacking energy - adj.

70
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oblivious

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unaware - adj.

71
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blitzkrieg

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lightening war - noun

72
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appeasement

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policy of giving into demands of a hostile group - noun

73
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propaganda

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process of spreading ideas to help one’s cause - noun

74
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holocaust

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destruction of life, especially by fire - noun

75
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genocide

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planned program to destroy a certain group of people - noun

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