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The Giver Vocabulary
Vocabulary for Novel Exam
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English
8th Grade
02/08/2010
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adherence
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obedience to a rule
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chastisement
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a punishment
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disposition
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a person's temperament
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ironic
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meaning the opposite of what is really said
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navigational
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directional
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nurturer
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a caregiver
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palpable
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easily felt;obvious
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populate
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to inhabit
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prominent
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important
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serene
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calm
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transgression
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a violation
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acquisition
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the act of getting something
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buoyancy
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ability to float
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congregate
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to gather
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crescendo
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an increase in volume
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disquieting
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upsetting
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impulse
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an urge
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infraction
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a violation
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infringe
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to tresspass or violate
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interdependence
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a mutual need between two people or a group
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magnitude
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size or degree, usually large
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meticulously
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with great care and accuracy
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relinquish
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to give up
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reprieve
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a break or temporary postponement
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admonition
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a warning
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assimilate
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to absorb or digest
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assuage
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to relieve, as in to get rid of pain
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conspicuous
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obvious
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consume
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to completely take up one's attention; to take in
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conveyance
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the act of moving or transporting
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dismay
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a strong feeling of disappointment
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exemption
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freedom from rules
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integral
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essential or important
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obsolete
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no longer in use
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phenomenon
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an exceptional or unbelievable occurence
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prohibition
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the act of forbidding or not allowing
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requisition
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to request something
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successor
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a person that replaces another
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carnage
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a slaughter
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imploring
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begging
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luminous
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bright
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pervade
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to spread throughout
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suppressing
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holding back
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feebly
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weakly;not energetic
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haphazard
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careless or without close attention
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impede
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to hinder or slow down
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imperceptibly
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not noticeable
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incision
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a path or a cut in something
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languid
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weak or slow
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vigilant
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watching carefully
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