The Giver Vocabulary Test 8th Grade

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Unexpected or foreseen good luck

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Fortunate

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Deeply agitated from emotional situations or stress

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Distraught

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Sift

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Carefully sort through; check thoroughly

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Intrigue

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Fascinate; make secret plans

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Capacity

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Capability to perform or produce; amount something can hold

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To influence by coaxing or flattering

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Wheedle

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Soothe

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Relieve pain or bring comfort

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To mock scornfully

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Jeer

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Resolve

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Understand meaning; settle a problem; decide firmly

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Compassion or friendly feelings

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Sympathetic