The Giver Vocab Chapters 14-18

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agony

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extreme mental or physical suffering

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assuage

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to make milder or less severe; to ease

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ominous

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threatening; suggesting evil or harm

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placidly

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calmly or peacefully

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carnage

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the slaughter of a great number of people

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implore

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to ask sincerely or beg

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ecstatic

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full of immense joy or happiness

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excruciating

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extremely painful

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successor

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one who follows another in office or position

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rueful

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feeling or showing sorrow or pity