The Giver Vocab

Question 1

Ironic

Answer 1

saying one thing and meaning another

Question 2

Palpable

Answer 2

can be touched; tangible

Question 3

Rumpled

Answer 3

creased or wrinkled

Question 4

Distraught

Answer 4

very confused or troubled as by grief or worry; distracted

Question 5

Apprehensive

Answer 5

feeling anxious or fearful about what may happen

Question 6

Defiant

Answer 6

showing opposition to a thing or a person in charge;

resisting boldly or openly

Question 7

Gender

Answer 7

male or female

Question 8

Prominent

Answer 8

widely known; famous

Question 9

Transgression

Answer 9

a breaking of the law; going beyond the limit

Question 10

Petulantly

Answer 10

showing anger or annoyance over little things; peevishly

Question 11

Humiliation

Answer 11

being made to feel ashamed

Question 12

Bewildered

Answer 12

to make confused; puzzle very much

Question 13

Serene

Answer 13

peaceful and calm

Question 14

Chortle

Answer 14

to chuckle or snort with glee

Question 15

Indulgently

Answer 15

kind or too kind; not strict at all

Question 16

Relinquish

Answer 16

to give up or let go

Question 17

Exuberant

Answer 17

very abundant, more than enough; overflowing; lively;

lavish

Question 18

Scrupulously

Answer 18

attending to fine details, careful; paying attention to

what is right or proper

Question 19

Prestige

Answer 19

distinction based on what is known about abilities,
achievements, opportunities, or associations (group of
people joined together in some way or for some
purpose); fame or respect that comes from doing great
things.

Question 20

Benign

Answer 20

mild; good natured or kindly; doing no harm

Question 21

Logistic

Answer 21

skilled in calculation; based on logic and sound thinking

Question 22

Tentative-ly

Answer 22

hesitantly; not definite or final

Question 23

Admonition

Answer 23

gentle warning; mild criticism to improve a fault

Question 24

Anguished

Answer 24

full of severe mental or physical pain; tormented

Question 25

Skeptically

Answer 25

doubtfully questioning the truth

Question 26

Chaos

Answer 26

total mass confusion

Question 27

Excruciating

Answer 27

very painful; causing great suffering

Question 28

Grotesquely

Answer 28

odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or manner;

in a ridiculous, absurd way

Question 29

Permeated

Answer 29

to pass or spread through every part

Question 30

Exasperation

Answer 30

irritated; annoyed; angered

Question 31

Imploringly

Answer 31

pleading; begging (a person) to do something

Question 32

Rueful

Answer 32

sorrowful; unhappy; mournful

Question 33

Taut

Answer 33

tight; tense

Question 34

Meager

Answer 34

poor or scanty; insufficient; not enough

Question 35

Relentless

Answer 35

not giving in; going on without pity; unyielding

Question 36

Impeded

Answer 36

to get in the way of; delay; hindered or made

difficult

Question 37

Resignation

Answer 37

patient acceptance; quiet submission