1. Unit 1: The Giver

2. Unit 1 Vocabulary Jeer: Laugh at with contempt and derision.
Chastisement: Verbal punishment.
Interdependence: A relation between entities that rely on each other.
Meticulous: Marked by extreme care in treatment of details.
Comprehension: An ability to understand the meaning of something.

3. Unit 1 Vocabulary (cont.)
Deft: Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands.
Writhe: To move in a twisting or contorted motion.
Ominous: Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments.
Rueful: Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses.
Augmented: Added to or made greater in amount or number or strength.

4. Unit 1 Vocabulary: Anthem

5. Unit 1 Vocabulary (cont.)
Transgression: The violation of a law or a duty or moral principle.
Mandate: A document giving an official instruction or command.
Atone: Turn away from sin or do penitence.
Cesspool: A covered cistern for waste water and sewage.
Wretch: Someone you feel sorry for.

6. Unit 1 Vocabulary (cont.)
Eugenics: The study of improving qualities by selective breeding.
Lassitude: A feeling of lack of interest or energy.
Pyre: Wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite.
Solidarity: A union of interests or purposes among members of a group.
Depraved: Deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper.