1. The Giver
Vocabulary

2. Chapter 1

3. interested; curious; fascinated; keyed into (attending)
intrigued
interested; curious; fascinated; keyed into (attending)

4. to make fun of someone in a rude manner
jeering
to make fun of someone in a rude manner

5. mentally confused; extremely upset
distraught
mentally confused;
extremely upset

6. apprehensive
anxious; uneasy

7. resistance to authority
defiant
resistance to authority

8. nurture
to care for

9. vital
essential to life

10. Chapter 2

11. previous
occurring before
new Mickey
old (previous) Mickey

12. stick to; stay attached
adherence
stick to; stay attached

13. an ability; a natural tendency
aptitude
an ability; a natural tendency

14. Chapter 3

15. chastise
to punish

16. to store away for future use
hoard
to store away for future use

17. not distinctive enough to be described
nondescript
not distinctive enough to be described
nondescript flower

18. Chapter 4

19. to be attracted to; move toward
gravitate
to be attracted to; move toward

20. to count and record in an orderly way
tabulated
to count and record in an orderly way

21. distributed
to give out; spread out

22. Chapter 6

23. to suspend temporarily; to postpone
reprieve
to suspend temporarily; to postpone
Your project due date has been postponed until next week.

24. relinquish
to give up

25. transgressions
misdeeds

26. Chapter 7

27. to annoy; to provoke; bother
irritate
to annoy; to provoke; bother

28. to frustrate; to make angry
exasperated
to frustrate; to make angry

29. one or two things exactly alike
duplication
one or two things exactly alike

30. serenely
calmly; peacefully

31. Chapter 8

32. meticulously
extremely carefully

33. harsh; very severe, energetic, challenging
rigorous
harsh; very severe, energetic, challenging

34. Chapter 9

35. freedom from a duty or rule
exemption
freedom from a duty or rule
A+ on report card so . . .
she doesn’t have to take the final exam.

36. precise
exact; accurate

37. Chapter 10

38. origin
beginning; start
the origin

39. plenty of room; large, roomy
spacious
plenty of room; large, roomy

40. easily seen; stands out
conspicuous
easily seen; stands out

41. transmit
pass on; send over

42. Chapter 11

43. Chapter 12

44. to prevent from attaining a goal; discouraged
frustrated
to prevent from attaining a goal; discouraged

45. distinctive
clearly standing out

46. how much something holds; ability
capacity
how much something holds; ability

47. Chapter 13

48. predictable
able to say in advance

49. successor
one that comes after
President Bush
successor

50. vaguely
unclear

51. subsided
becomes less
The rain subsided.

52. Chapters 14-18

53. to move in a twisting motion
writhe
to move in a twisting motion

54. brutal
harsh

55. leave slowly and hesitantly
linger
leave slowly and hesitantly

56. incapable of being put up with
unendurable
incapable of being put up with

57. provide physical relief
assuage
provide physical relief

58. foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
ominous
foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

59. anguish
extreme distress

60. immobilize
unable to move

61. permeate
spread through

62. to become weak or unsteady
falter
to become weak or unsteady

63. Chapters 19-23

64. numb
frozen with fear

65. wretched
very unhappy

66. resentful because of a sense of unjust treatment.
bitter
resentful because of a sense of unjust treatment.

67. a request made in an urgent and emotional manner
plea
a request made in an urgent and emotional manner

68. pronounce a punishment
condemn
pronounce a punishment

69. someone who is sought by law officers
fugitive
someone who is sought by law officers

70. augmented
added to

71. vigilant
carefully observant

72. peril
a source of danger

73. meager
deficient in amount

74. yearn
desire strongly

75. lethargy
lack of energy

76. impede
an obstacle to