"The Giver" Vocabulary

Define Permeated:

"And his new, heightened feelings permeated a greater realm than simply his sleep."

• spread throughout

• to stop

• filled

Define Posture:

"A harmless pasttime that used up their contained energy and ended only when they all lay posed in freakish postures on the ground."

• An apporach

• The position in which someone holds their body

• A strike

Define Warily:

"Asher looked warily at him. I apologized for not paying you the respect you deserve."

• thoughtless

• bold

• cautiously or careful

Define Dejected:

"Me, said Jonas in a dejected voice. He was not looking forward to training."

• disprited

• cheerful

• quiet

Define Self-Possessed:

"Very self-possessed and serene."

• scared

• nervous

• calm/confident

Define Ruefully:

"The Giver chuckled ruefully."

• showing sorrow or pity

• cheerfully

• light-hearted

Define: Imploringly

"The Giver looked at him imploringly. Jonas stroked his hand."

• happily

• as aid for mercy

• hopefully