vocab #2 the giver

Question 1

squat

Answer 1

(adj) short and thick

Question 2

nondescript

Answer 2

(adj) lacking any recognized quality or distinctiveness

Question 3

petulantly

Answer 3

(adv) unreasonably irritable or ill mannered

Question 4

remorse

Answer 4

(n) a feeling of sorrowful regret

Question 5

palpable

Answer 5

(adj) able to be touched or felt

Question 6

ironic

Answer 6

(adj) unexpected; opposite of what is intended or expected

Question 7

fragment

Answer 7

(n) a small piece of something larger; an incomplete piece

Question 8

transgressions

Answer 8

(n) a violation of a law

Question 9

weighty

Answer 9

(adj) of great seriousness or importance

Question 10

reluctantly

Answer 10

(adv) done with unwillingness

Question 11

pampered

Answer 11

(adj) well taken care or spoiled

Question 12

acquisition

Answer 12

((n) the act of gaining ownership of something

Question 13

disposition

Answer 13

(n) one’s state of mind regarding something

Question 14

kinship

Answer 14

(n) relationship by family, character or nature

Question 15

benign

Answer 15

(adj) harmless