The Giver Vocabulary

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painstaking

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done with or employing great care and thoroughness.

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obsolete

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no longer produced or used; out of date.

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dwelling

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a house, apartment, or other place of residence.

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irrational

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not logical or reasonable.

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acquisition

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an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.

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duplication

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the act of copying something.

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glum

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looking or feeling dejected; morose.

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treacherous

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guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.

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fleeting

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lasting for a very short time.

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tentative

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not certain or fixed; provisional.