The Giver - Vocabulary Flashcards
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viewing the future with anxiety or alarm
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apprehensive
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agitated with doubt or mental conflict
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distraught
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an infringement or violation of a paw, command, or duty
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transgression
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to criticize severely; to rebuke
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chastise
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lacking distinctive or interesting qualities
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nondescript
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to give relief or deliverance to for a time
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reprieve
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extremely careful
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meticulously
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the cognitive process of gaining skill or knowledge
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acquisition
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a gradual increase, especially in volume or intensity of sound
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crescendo
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requested something to be furnished
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requisitioned
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very intense; agonizing
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excruciating
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attracting attention
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conspicuous
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the moving of items from one place to another
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conveyance
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formally requested
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petitioned
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great and bloody slaughter (as in battle)
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carnage
