The Giver Vocab Flashcards
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Viewing the future with anxiety or alarm
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Apprehensive
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Agitated with doubt or mental conflict
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Distraught
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An infringement or violation of the law, command, or duty
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Transgression
3
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To criticize severely; to rebuke
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Chastise
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Lacking distinctive or interesting qualities
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Nondescript
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To give relief or deliverance to for a time
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Reprieve
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Extremely careful
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Meticulously
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The cognitive process of gaining skill or knowledge
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Acquisition
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A gradual increase, especially in the volume or intensity of sound
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Crescendo
9
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Requested something to be furnished
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Requisitioned
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Very intense; agonizing
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Excruciating
11
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Attracting attention
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Conspicuous
12
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The moving of items from one place to another
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Conveyance
13
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Formally requested
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Petitioned
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Great and bloody slaughter(as in battle)
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Carnage
