the giver 7-9

Question 1

mischief

Answer 1

n. playful misbehavior or trouble making, especially in children.

Question 2

recollection

Answer 2

n. the action or faculty of remembering something.

Question 2

pampered

Answer 2

v. indulge with every attention, comfort, and kindness; spoil.

Question 2

amidst

Answer 2

prep. in the middle of; amid

Question 2

profound

Answer 2

adj. (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense.

Question 2

obvious

Answer 2

adj. easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent

Question 3

retroactive

Answer 3

adj. (especially of legislation) taking effect from a date in the past.

Question 3

lapes

Answer 3

n. a temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgment.

Question 3

escalating

Answer 3

adj. increasing rapidly

Question 4

disposition

Answer 4

n. a person’s inherent qualities of mind and character.

Question 5

avert

Answer 5

v. turn away (one’s eyes or thoughts)

Question 6

piecemeal

Answer 6

adj. turn away (one’s eyes or thoughts).

Question 7

benign

Answer 7

adj. gentle and kindly

Question 8

jaunty

Answer 8

adj. having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner.

Question 9

successor

Answer 9

n. a person or thing that succeeds another.

Question 10

indolence

Answer 10

n. avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness.

Question 11

magnitude

Answer 11

n. the great size or extent of something.

Question 12

immense

Answer 12

adj. extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree.

Question 13

essential

Answer 13

adj. absolutely necessary; extremely important.

Question 14

throng

Answer 14

n. a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.

Question 15

relish

Answer 15

n. great enjoyment

Question 15

prohibited

Answer 15

adj. that has been forbidden; banned.