The Giver Vocab (Ch. 1-3)

Question 1

apprehensive

Answer 1

anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy

Question 2

attentively

Answer 2

carefully observing; paying attention

Question 3

awed

Answer 3

filled with fear and admiration

Question 4

beckoning

Answer 4

summoning
; calling towards

Question 5

defiant

Answer 5

resisting
; bold disobedience

Question 6

disposition

Answer 6

one’s usual mood; temperament

Question 7

distraught

Answer 7

deeply agitated


Question 8

jeering

Answer 8

abusing vocally; taunting

Question 9

nurturing

Answer 9

the act of bringing or growing something up; taking care of something

Question 10

palpable

Answer 10

easily perceived; obvious

Question 11

pondered

Answer 11

considered
; thought about

Question 12

prominent

Answer 12

widely known


Question 13

rasping

Answer 13

in a grating voice


Question 14

shudder

Answer 14

a tremble


Question 15

supplementary

Answer 15

something added

Question 16

transgression

Answer 16

act of violating a law or someone’s trust


Question 17

wheedle

Answer 17

to coax; to persuade; to convince

Question 18

adherence

Answer 18

devotion to

Question 19

appeal

Answer 19

reopening a case

Question 20

aptitude

Answer 20

natural capacity for

Question 21

enhance

Answer 21

to intensify

Question 22

fidgeting

Answer 22

moving restlessly

Question 23

fret

Answer 23

to be irritated

Question 24

bewilderment

Answer 24

confusion

Question 25

chastise

Answer 25

to punish

Question 26

disposed of

Answer 26

got rid of

Question 27

droning

Answer 27

a deep humming sound

Question 28

hoarded

Answer 28

stored secretly

Question 29

nondescript

Answer 29

ordinary

Question 30

petulantly

Answer 30

irritably

Question 31

reluctantly

Answer 31

unwillingly

Question 32

remorse

Answer 32

sorrow or regret

Question 33

tunic

Answer 33

a knee-length piece of clothing