The Giver #5

Question 1

transmit

Answer 1

Martin:
definition: to send (information, sound, etc.) in the form of electrical signals to a radio, television, computer

sentence: The technology allows data to be transmitted by cellular phones.

Question 2

sensation

Answer 2

Carlos:
a particular feeling or effect that your body experiences

Now he became aware of an entirely new sensation: pinpricks?

Question 3

generation

Answer 3

Julia
noun.a group of people born and living during the same time

Before you, before me, before the previous receiver,and generations before him.

Question 4

privacy

Answer 4

Eva
the state of being alone : the state of being away from other people

The locks are simply to insure The Receiver’s privacy because he needs concentration.

Question 5

ceiling

Answer 5

Henry

Question 6

encourage

Answer 6

Monstar
Verb. to make (someone) more determined, hopeful, or confident.

eg:My mom always encourge me when I have problem.

Question 7

comprehend

Answer 7

Jewel:
definition: to understand (something, such as a difficult or complex subject)

Comprehending all of those things as he sped downward, he was free to enjoy the breathless glee that overwhelmed him.

Question 8

recognize

Answer 8

Howard

v, not used in progressive tenses : to know and remember (someone or something) because of previous knowledge or experience

I didn’t recognize him with his new haircut.

Question 9

contain

Answer 9

King
v.to have（something）inside

In his own dwelling, there were the necessary reference volumes that each household contained: a dictionary, and the thick community volume which contained descriptions of every office, factory, building, and committee.

Question 10

sympathy

Answer 10

Heather

Sympathy
n, the feeling that you care about and sorry about someone else’s feelings;
a feeling of support for something.

He expressed sympathy for the rebels.

Question 11

diminish

Answer 11

Shawn
verb.to become or to cause (something）to become less in size

The failure of the previous selection was ten years ago, and my energy is starting to diminish.

Question 12

previous

Answer 12

Urd

adj, existing or happening before the present time

She has a child from a previous marriage.

Question 13

overwhelmed

Answer 13

Chris

overwhelm, v, to affect (someone) very strongly; to cause (someone) to have too many things to deal with

overwhelmed, adj, to be affected very strongly

He was overwhelmed by all the piano practicing he needed to do.