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The Giver Review Vocabulary
Review vocabulary for final test
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Literature
6th Grade
11/09/2010

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apprehensive
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fearful or uneasy about the future
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transgression
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a breaking of the rules
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aptitude
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ability; talent
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bewildered
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confused
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contribute
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give or furnish knowledge, ideas, etc.
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reprieve
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postponement of a penalty or punishment
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adequately
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done in a barely satisfactory way
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scrupulously
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carefully; cautiously; precisely
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exasperated
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made angry or annoyed
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cringed
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drew back, bent, or crouched (like when you're afraid)
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excruciating
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causing intense physical or mental pain
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integral
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essential (necessary) for completeness
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conspicuous
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easy to see or understand; obvious
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transmitting
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sending from one person or place to another
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confirms
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proves true
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genetic
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having to do with the study of physical or character traits
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alien
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strange; unknown
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chaos
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extreme disorder or confusion
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instantaneous
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immediate; in an instant
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ominous
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threatening; sinister; evil
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unique
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one and only
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tentatively
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timidly; hesitantly; uncertainly
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expertise
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the skill, knowledge or judgment of an expert
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devastated
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helpless; overwhelmed
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access
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the right to enter, approach or use
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burden
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anything one has to bear or put up with
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solace
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comfort; consolation; relief
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vigilant
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watchful; alert to danger or trouble
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instinctively
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coming from a natural impulse (doesn't require thinking)
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perils
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serious risks; dangers
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imperceptibly
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slightly; subtly; indistinctly
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lethargy
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a lack of energy; drowsy dullness
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