The Giver Vocabulary Part 2

Front

To decrease in size or quantity

Back

diminish

Front

Comfort in sadness

Back

Solace

Front

Stretched or pulled tight

Back

Taut

Front

Skillful and quick in movements

Back

Deft

Front

To provide relief or lessen intensity

Back

assuage

Front

To delay or prevent by getting in the way

Back

impede

Front

Slow and relaxed; lacking liveliness

Back

languid

Front

Definition: no longer produced or used

Back

obsolete

Front

To long for or strongly desire something

Back

Yearn

Front

Warning or advice from authorities

Back

Admonition