The Giver: Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

Palpable

Answer 1

adj. Able to be touched or felt; so intense as to be almost touched or felt (especially of a feeling or atmosphere)

Question 2

Drone

Answer 2

v. To speak tediously in a dull, monotonous tone; to make a low, continuous humming sound

Question 3

Distraught

Answer 3

adj. Deeply upset or agitated

Question 4

Apprehensive

Answer 4

adj. Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

Question 5

Offender

Answer 5

n. A person who commits an illegal act; a person or thing that does something wrong or causes problems

Question 6

Adherence

Answer 6

n. The act of sticking to or firmly attaching to something

Question 7

Aptitude

Answer 7

n. A natural ability to do something; suitability or fitness to do something

Question 8

Peer

Answer 8

v. To look keenly or with difficulty at something

Question 9

Chastise

Answer 9

v. To reprimand severely

Question 10

Intrigue

Answer 10

v. To arouse the curiosity or interest of someone; to fascinate