The Giver Vocabulary: Chapters 1-2

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Community

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a group of people living together with shared rules

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Nurturer

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who cares for infants in the community

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Ceremony of Twelve

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where children receive their life assignments

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Assignment

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a job or role given to a community member

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Family Unit

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assigned to live together as a family

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Transgression

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an act that goes against a rule or law

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Apprehensive

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anxious or fearful about something that might happen

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Adherence

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attachment or commitment to a person, cause, or belief

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Chastise

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punish or scold

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Ritual

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established procedure or ceremony