The Giver - Chapters 7-12 Vocabulary

Front

respect and admiration

Back

prestige

Front

turn away

Back

avert

Front

Avoidance of activity; laziness

Back

Indolence

Front

gentle/harmless

Back

benign

Front

Prestige

Back

Social status based on achievements

Front

in full agreement

Back

unanimous

Front

Immediately, with impulse

Back

Spontaneously

Front

Taking effect from a past date

Back

Retroactive

Front

Retroactive

Back

A law that makes illegal an act that was legal when committed

Front

Indolence

Back

State of laziness