The Giver Vocab (Ch. 4-8) Flashcards by Ryan Shields | Brainscape

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acquisition

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the act of getting something

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avert

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to turn away

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curb

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to restrain or control

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designating

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selecting for a duty

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impose

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to force something to be selected

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lapse

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failure

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profound

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far-reaching or very great

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retroactive

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applying to something that happened before

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ruefully

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expressing sorrow

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sheepish

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embarrassed

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benign

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gentle, mild, or harmless

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cresendo

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steady increase in intensity

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empowered

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having power

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indolence

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laziness

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fleeting

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moving swiftly or rapidly

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despair

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loss of all hope

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spontaneously

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happening suddenly and naturally

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murmur

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a low, indistinct, continuous sound

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chortled

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chuckled gleefully

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clouded

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defamed

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gravitating

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being attracted towards something

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hasten

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to urge forward

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invariably

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uniformly or costantly

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leisurely

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unhurried

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port

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resting place for a vehicle

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serene

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peaceful or clear and calm

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smock

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a loose piece of clothing worn over other clothes - It is usually worn while painting.

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tabulated

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put into a table or chart

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fragments

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isolated portion

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infraction

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a violation

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murky

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lacking clarity

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recounted

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narrated the fact or particulars of

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buoyancy

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ability to float

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designated

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selected

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exuberant

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full of enthusiasm or joy

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hover

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linger in or near a place

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indulgently

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leniently

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infringed

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encroached on

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interdependence

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mutually dependent

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meticulously

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extremely careful and precise

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relinquish

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abandon

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reprieve

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cancellation of a punishment

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scrupulously

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exact or painstakingly

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somber

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melancholy or dismal