"The Giver" Vocabulary Ch. 1-12

Front

To gain by coaxing or flattering

Back

Wheedle

Front

earlier in time

Back

prior

Front

To punish severely

Back

Chastise

Front

Easily sensed; noticeable

Back

Palpable

Front

hid a supply

Back

hoarded

Front

Counted and recorded in an orderly way

Back

Tabulated

Front

Difficult to understand

Back

Murky

Front

shrank in fear, cowered

Back

cringed

Front

Being extremely careful in details

Back

Meticulously

Front

Intended to apply at a past date

Back

retroactive