The Giver Flashcards by Austin McAleese

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Able to be touched or felt

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Palpable

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An act that breaks a rule or law

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Transgression

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Sticking to or following a plan or set of rules

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Adherence

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To punish or scold someone for bad behavior

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Chastise

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In a childishly bad-tempered way

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Petulantly

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A strongly held belief

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Conviction

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Moving toward or being attracted to something

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Gravitating

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Calm and peaceful

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Serene

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In violation of a law or an agreement

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Infraction

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In an overly kind or generous way

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Indulgently

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A cancellation or postponement of a punishment

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Reprieve

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To have underlined, damaged, or weakened something

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Infringed

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Double of something

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Duplication

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A skill

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Aptitude

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During a time or place

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Amidst

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Being kind or nice

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Benign

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Being excused from something

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Exempted

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An uncomfortable sensation

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Unnerving

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To stand out; easily noticed

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Conspicuous

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A sudden, fast outpouring of something

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Torrent

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To be out of date; no longer useful

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Obsolete

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The act of transporting from place to place

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Conveyance

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The act of warning or scolding something

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Admonition

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To be so astonished one becomes confused

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Dumbfounded

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Flexible; moves gracefully

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Sinuous

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To be distressed about something

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Anguished

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To lessen or soothe something unpleasant

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Assuage

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Extremely painful

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Excruciating

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To be swollen due to pressure inside

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Distended

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Begging

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Imploring

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Filled with something

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Pervaded

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Not clarified; indistinct

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vague

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Annoying

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Exasperation

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depressing

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Dejected

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Only paying attention to yourself

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Self-possessed

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Shining, illuminating

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Luminous

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Not often; rarely

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Seldom

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A container

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receptable

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One who takes position from someone else

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successor

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Full of regret or sorrow

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Rueful

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to obtain something

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acquire

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Carefully; with great attention to detail

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meticulously

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In a way that lacks confidence or certainty

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Tentatively

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Dangers and difficulties

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Perils

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An inadequate amount

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Meager

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Became smaller; less of something

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Diminished

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Hid or made harder to see

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obscured

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Immense; huge

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vast