The Giver Vocabulary Advanced

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vital

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essential

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chastise

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(v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely

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subsided

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became less intense; calmed; let up

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grim

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stern, merciless; fierce, savage, cruel

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lapse

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temporary failure in memory or judgment

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essential

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absolutely necessary; extremely important

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capacity

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the maximum amount that something can contain; the ability to do something

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obedience

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compliance with an order, request, or law; submission to another's authority

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prominent

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standing out so as to be easily seen; important, well-known

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inevitable

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certain to happen; unavoidable