The Giver: Vocabulary #1 - 10

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Long-standing and typical

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Conventional

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cling

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to hold onto something or someone very tightly

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obvious and noticeable

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palpable

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unsettling

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making you feel upset

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Criticize for wrongdoing

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Chastise

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in an unwilling and hesitant way

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reluctantly

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Expresses dry, mocking humor

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Wryly

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dumbfounded

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unable to speak because of surprise

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Sense of pain and mental suffering

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anguish

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conspicuous

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easy to see or notice