The Giver Vocab ch. 18-23

Question 1

excrutiating

Answer 1

intensely painful.
torturous
pleasent

Question 2

luminious

Answer 2

full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark.
beaming
dull

Question 3

devastated

Answer 3

cause (someone) severe and overwhelming shock or grief.
desolate
repair

Question 4

syringe

Answer 4

a tube with a nozzle and piston or bulb for sucking in and ejecting liquid in a thin stream, used for cleaning wounds or body cavities, or fitted with a hollow needle for injecting or withdrawing fluids.
bulb
uncover

Question 5

wretched

Answer 5

(of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.
miserable
happy

Question 6

acquire

Answer 6

buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself.
obtain
lend

Question 7

violation

Answer 7

the action of violating someone or something.
offence
free

Question 8

solace

Answer 8

comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
relief
wild

Question 9

plea

Answer 9

a request made in an urgent and emotional manner.
invocation
repel

Question 10

stealthily

Answer 10

in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard.
hiding
loud

Question 11

frazzled

Answer 11

showing the effects of exhaustion or strain.
wear
repair

Question 12

isolated

Answer 12

far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote.
stray
attach

Question 13

subtle

Answer 13

(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.
elusive
happiness

Question 14

exquisite

Answer 14

extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
keen
mild

Question 15

flagging

Answer 15

becoming tired or less dynamic; declining in strength.
tired
rested

Question 16

imperceptibly

Answer 16

in a way that is so slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be prepared
unnoticeable
observably

Question 17

lethargy

Answer 17

a lack of energy and enthusiasm.
sluggishness
tightness