vocab words for the giver

Question 1

embossed

Answer 1

a process in which letters or shapes are physically raised

Question 2

exempted

Answer 2

freed; not responsible

Question 3

hatchery

Answer 3

a place where salmon are raised for the people’s consumption

Question 4

hearing beyond

Answer 4

hearing things that other people in the community can’t hear because they do not have the memories and no longer have the ability

Question 5

hoarded

Answer 5

selfishly accumulated

Question 6

House Of The Old

Answer 6

a facility, similar to a nursing home, in which elderly people reside and are cared for by Caretakers

Question 7

imperceptibly

Answer 7

without a noticeable result

Question 8

imploringly

Answer 8

begging for understanding in a painful situation

Question 9

indolence

Answer 9

laziness

Question 10

indulgently

Answer 10

here, meaning patiently, contentedly, and happily.

Question 11

integral

Answer 11

necessary

Question 12

invigorating

Answer 12

powerfully exciting

Question 13

ironic

Answer 13

a contrast between what is expected and what actually occurs

Question 14

languid

Answer 14

spiritless or weak

Question 15

obsolete

Answer 15

of no consequence or importance; forgotten

Question 16

ominous

Answer 16

threatening

Question 17

palpable

Answer 17

here, meaning real

Question 18

piecemeal

Answer 18

scattered; not together or in unison

Question 19

port

Answer 19

here, a place to secure a bicycle

Question 20

relief-of-pain medication

Answer 20

medication that is dispensed to community members to relieve pain so that no one in the community suffers

Question 21

retroactive

Answer 21

putting something into effect at an earlier time

Question 22

ruefully

Answer 22

regretfully or sadly

Question 23

runners

Answer 23

blades used to glide over a surface, usually ice

Question 24

seeing beyond

Answer 24

seeing things that other people in the community can’t see because they do not have the memories or no longer have the ability

Question 25

shed

Answer 25

here, meaning to discard or forget

Question 26

sheepish

Answer 26

embarrassed and uncomfortable

Question 27

sinuous

Answer 27

curving and supple

Question 28

solemnly

Answer 28

seriously, with awe

Question 29

Speaker

Answer 29

the person whose voice the people hear over the loudspeaker system

Question 30

stirrings

Answer 30

feelings of sexual desire

Question 31

supplementary

Answer 31

additional

Question 32

tunic

Answer 32

a piece of clothing

Question 33

usages

Answer 33

ways in which words are used

Question 34

wheedle

Answer 34

here, meaning to compete for attention