The Giver Chapter 6-10 Vocab

Question 1

acquistion

Answer 1

the act of coming into possession of

Question 2

repriever

Answer 2

to delay the punishment of

Question 3

meticulously

Answer 3

extremely careful

Question 4

integrity

Answer 4

acting in strict regard for what is proper

Question 5

relinquish

Answer 5

to retreat, give up

Question 6

prestige

Answer 6

reputation, influence

Question 7

excruciating

Answer 7

intensely painful or distressing

Question 8

exuberant

Answer 8

unrestrained in enthusiasm

Question 9

integral

Answer 9

essential to completeness

Question 10

transgressions

Answer 10

sins

Question 11

indulgently

Answer 11

to gratify one’s tastes or desires

Question 12

anguish

Answer 12

excessive pain

Question 13

exemption

Answer 13

free from liability that others are responsible for

Question 14

scrupulously

Answer 14

firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values

Question 15

buoyancy

Answer 15

the tendency for a body to float in liquid

Question 16

indolence

Answer 16

inclinations to laziness

Question 17

conspicuous

Answer 17

obvious to the mind

Question 18

benign

Answer 18

a gentle personality

Question 19

esasperated

Answer 19

caused irritation or annoyance

Question 20

crescendo

Answer 20

a gradual increase in volume

Question 21

exhilarating

Answer 21

stimulating

Question 22

deftly

Answer 22

quick and neat in action