The giver vocba Flashcards

1
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The Sense of his own community silent, waiting, had made his stomach _____

A

Churn

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2
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he remembered that moment of _______, stomach-sinking terror when the aircraft had streaked above.

A

Palpable

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3
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______ is too strong an adjective to describe salmon-viewing.

A

Distraught

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4
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He glanced at his mother, the one responsible for ______ to the rules and was relieved she was smiling.

A

Adherence

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5
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The committee would never bother the receiver with a question about bicycles they would simply _____ and argue about it themselves.

A

Fret

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6
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He didn’t like it that mentioned his eyes. He waited for his dad to ______ Lily.

A

Chastise

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7
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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

A

Lurk

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8
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They almost _______ did their hours on Recreation Duty first, helping with the younger ones is a place where they still felt comfortable.

A

Invariably

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9
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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.

A

Hasten

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10
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The bicycle, at Nine, would be the powerful ______ of moving gradually out into the community away from the protective family unit.

A

Emblem

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11
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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.

A

Buoyancy

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12
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Jonas shrugged. It didn’t worry him. How could someone not fit in? The community was so ________ ordered, the choices so carefully made

A

Meticulously

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13
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Jonas stowed his bicycle beside Mother’s and made his way through the _____ to find his group.

A

Throng

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14
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The audience murmured in agreement. Asher’s cheerful _______ was well-known throughout the community

A

Disposition

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15
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They applauded at the final assignment; but the applause was _____, no longer a crescendo of united enthusiasm.

A

Piecemeal

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16
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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.

A

Jaunty

17
Q

“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.

A

Painstaking

18
Q

From this moment you are _____ from rules governing rudeness. You may ask questions of any citizen and you will receive answers

A

Exempted

19
Q

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

A

Conspicuous

20
Q

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.

A

Embossed

21
Q

“And hills, too,” he added. They made ________ of goods unwieldy.

A

Conveyance

22
Q

“And hills, too,” he added. They made conveyance of goods ________

A

Unwieldy

23
Q

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.

A

Torrent

24
Q

Jonas listened. He was very aware of his own ______ not to discuss his training.

A

Admonition

25
Q

We ______ color when we ______ sunshine and did away with differences.

A

Relinquished