The Giver Vocab Chapters 1-4

Chortle

• Calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled
• to chuckle gleefully.
• pity; compassion.
• to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate

Intrigue

• calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled
• to chuckle gleefully.
  
• pity; compassion.
• to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate

Petulant

• to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely
• moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially an over some trifling annoyance
• looking upon with favor (often followed by to or toward)
• readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident

Remorse

• calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled
• to chuckle gleefully.
• pity; compassion
• to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate

Serene

• calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled
• to chuckle gleefully.
• pity; compassion
• to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate

Wheedle

• to persuade (a person) by such words or acts
• having a liking or affection for
• to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely
• moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially oversome trifling annoyance

Fond

• to persuade (a person) by such words or acts
• having a liking or affection for
• to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely
• moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially oversome trifling annoyance

Jeer

• to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate
• to persuade (a person) by such words or acts
• having a liking or affection for
• to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely

Palpable

• looking upon with favor (often followed by to or toward)
• readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident
• to persuade (a person) by such words or acts
• having a liking or affection for

Sympathetic

• to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely
• moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially an over some trifling annoyance
• looking upon with favor (often followed by to or toward)
• readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident