The Giver Flashcards by Austin McAleese

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Able to be touched or felt

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Palpable

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An act that breaks a rule or law

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Transgression

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Sticking to or following a plan or set of rules

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Adherence

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To punish or scold someone for bad behavior

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Chastise

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In a childishly bad-tempered way

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Petulantly

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A strongly held belief

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Conviction

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Moving toward or being attracted to something

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Gravitating

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Calm and peaceful

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Serene

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In violation of a law or an agreement

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Infraction

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In an overly kind or generous way

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Indulgently

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A cancellation or postponement of a punishment

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Reprieve

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To have underlined, damaged, or weakened something

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Infringed

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Double of something

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Duplication

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A skill

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Aptitude

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During a time or place

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Amidst

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Being kind or nice

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Benign

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Being excused from something

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Exempted

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An uncomfortable sensation

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Unnerving

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To stand out; easily noticed

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Conspicuous

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A sudden, fast outpouring of something

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Torrent

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To be out of date; no longer useful

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Obsolete

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The act of transporting from place to place

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Conveyance

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The act of warning or scolding something

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Admonition

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To be so astonished one becomes confused

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Dumbfounded

Flexible; moves gracefully

Sinuous

To be distressed about something

Anguished

To lessen or soothe something unpleasant

Assuage

Extremely painful

Excruciating

To be swollen due to pressure inside

Distended

Begging

Imploring

Filled with something

Pervaded

Not clarified; indistinct

vague

Annoying

Exasperation

depressing

Dejected

Only paying attention to yourself

Self-possessed

Shining, illuminating

Luminous

Not often; rarely

Seldom

A container

receptable

One who takes position from someone else

successor

Full of regret or sorrow

Rueful

to obtain something

acquire

Carefully; with great attention to detail

meticulously

In a way that lacks confidence or certainty

Tentatively

Dangers and difficulties

Perils

An inadequate amount

Meager

Became smaller; less of something

Diminished

Hid or made harder to see

obscured

Immense; huge

vast