The giver vocba Flashcards
The Sense of his own community silent, waiting, had made his stomach _____
Churn
he remembered that moment of _______, stomach-sinking terror when the aircraft had streaked above.
Palpable
______ is too strong an adjective to describe salmon-viewing.
Distraught
He glanced at his mother, the one responsible for ______ to the rules and was relieved she was smiling.
Adherence
The committee would never bother the receiver with a question about bicycles they would simply _____ and argue about it themselves.
Fret
He didn’t like it that mentioned his eyes. He waited for his dad to ______ Lily.
Chastise
As if one were looking into the clear water of the river down to the bottom, where things might _____ which hadn’t been discovered yet
Lurk
They almost _______ did their hours on Recreation Duty first, helping with the younger ones is a place where they still felt comfortable.
Invariably
It was rumored that he was as skilled now as the Rehabilitation Directors themselves, and that he had even developed some machines and methods to ______ rehabilitation.
Hasten
The bicycle, at Nine, would be the powerful ______ of moving gradually out into the community away from the protective family unit.
Emblem
I can’t even swim very well, he said , My swimming instructor said that I don’t have the right boyishness or something. ______ Jonas corrected him.
Buoyancy
Jonas shrugged. It didn’t worry him. How could someone not fit in? The community was so ________ ordered, the choices so carefully made
Meticulously
Jonas stowed his bicycle beside Mother’s and made his way through the _____ to find his group.
Throng
The audience murmured in agreement. Asher’s cheerful _______ was well-known throughout the community
Disposition
They applauded at the final assignment; but the applause was _____, no longer a crescendo of united enthusiasm.
Piecemeal
Earlier that day, dressing in his own dwelling, he had practiced the kind of ______, self-assured walk that he hoped he could make to the stage when his turn came.
Jaunty
“Sometimes,” she went on, speaking now in a lighter tone, relaxing the tension in the Auditorium, “we are not entirely certain about the Assignments, even after the most _____ observations.
Painstaking
From this moment you are _____ from rules governing rudeness. You may ask questions of any citizen and you will receive answers
Exempted
The bed, in an alcove at the far end of the room, was draped with a splendid cloth embroidered over its entire surface with intricate designs. But the most _____ difference was the books
Conspicuous
But this room’s walls were completely covered by bookcases, filled, which reached to the ceiling. There must have been hundreds-perhaps thousands of books, their titles _______ shiny letters.
Embossed
“And hills, too,” he added. They made ________ of goods unwieldy.
Conveyance
“And hills, too,” he added. They made conveyance of goods ________
Unwieldy
And he could see, though his eyes were closed. He could see a bright, whirling _____ of crystals in the air around him, and he could see them gather on the backs of his hands, like cold fur.
Torrent
Jonas listened. He was very aware of his own ______ not to discuss his training.
Admonition
We ______ color when we ______ sunshine and did away with differences.
Relinquished
