The Giver Vocab (Ch. 13-19) Flashcards

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accusation

A

charge of wrongdoing

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2
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anguished

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in physical pain

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3
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an array

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many many

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4
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assimilated

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incorporated and absorbed into the mind

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5
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embedded

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an integral part of a surrounding whole

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emerge

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become evident

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7
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hueless

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colourless

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meticulous

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extremely careful and precise

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mutilated

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crippled or disabled

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perception

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extremely large

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11
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skeptically

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questioningly

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12
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spanned

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extended across

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13
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sparse

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empty

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14
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successor

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one that follows another

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15
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tended to

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applied one’s attention to

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16
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tufts

A

dense clumps

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17
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vast

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very great in area

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18
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assuage

A

to make less intense

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19
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billowing

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waving

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20
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dismay

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sudden loss of courage

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21
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distended

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swollen

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22
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expanse

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a wide and open space of land

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fluttering

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agitated

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forsaken

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abandoned

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invigorating

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refreshing

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lull

A

to cause to sleep or rest

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murky

A

cloudy

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ominous

A

threatening

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placidly

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agreeably, calmly

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annex

A

an additional building or part or a building

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contorted

A

twisted or strained out of shape

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parched

A

extremely dry

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matted

A

packed into a thick mass

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grotesquely

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characterized by incongruous distortion

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immobilized

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unable to move

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surging

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rising in a swelling manner

37
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imploring

A

calling up

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ecstatic

A

joyful

39
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solitude

A

being alone

40
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pervaded

A

permeated, soaked through

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contentedly

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satisfied with things

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faltered

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spoke hesitatingly

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obsolete

A

out of date so no longer in use

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fleeting

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passing quickly

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permeated

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spread through or penetrated

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realm

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an area

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shuddering

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shivering convulsively

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warily

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cautiously

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dejected

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disheartened

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gravely

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in a very serious way

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imploringly

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beseechingly or entreatingly

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luminous

A

full of light

53
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chute

A

passage

54
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receptacle

A

container that holds items