The Giver Vocab (Ch. 9-12) Flashcards
(47 cards)
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intently
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with constant attention
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jaunty
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having a self-confident air
3
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piecemeal
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accomplished or made in stages
4
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throng
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a large group of people gathered
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relish
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strong appreciation or liking
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annex
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a building added to a larger one
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exempted
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freed from obligation
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logistic
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relating to where and when
9
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dismayed
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condition of lost enthusiasm
10
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compel
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force or drive something to happen
11
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requisitioned
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wrote a formal request
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excrutiating
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severe
13
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diminish
A
become smaller or less severe
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comprehension
A
grasping the meaning
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integral
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essential or necessary
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reeled
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went round and round
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utmost
A
of the highest or greatest degree
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accumulates
A
gathers
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alcove
A
partly enclosed extension to a room
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conspicuous
A
easy to notice or obvious
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deftly
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with skill
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diminish
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to lessen
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embossed
A
carved-in decoration
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intricate
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elaborate
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tentatively
done without confidence or impermanently
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consciousness
special awareness or sensitivity
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conveyance
carrying or transporting
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exhilerating
invigorating
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frigid
extremely cold
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obsolete
no longer up to date
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obstruction
an obstacle
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peppered
showered
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perceived
to achieve and understanding of
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propelled
caused to move forward
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quizzically
questioningly
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relinquished
gave up or abandoned
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torrent
a heavy downpour
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wincing
shrinking from pain or distress
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admonition
cautionary advice or warning
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comprehend
understand
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distinctive
distinguishing
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fleeting
passing quickly
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flustered
nervous or upset
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genetic
having to do with genes
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phenomenon
an occurrence or fact that is perceptible by the senses
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relinquished
gave up or abandoned
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wryly
humorously
