The Giver Vocab Chapter 3-6

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conviction

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(n) a fixed or firm belief.

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reassure

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To comfort someone and remove their fears or doubts.

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disposition

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(n) one's normal emotional or mental outlook or mood.

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chastisement

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(n) a severe criticism or reprimand.

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interdependence

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(n) the condition of relying on each other.

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empathy

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(n) the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

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utopia

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(n) an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.

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dystopia

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(n) an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice.

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sacrificial

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(adj) relating to the act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else.

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perception

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(n) the way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted.