The Giver Vocab Ch 7-10

What means deep, strong, or intense

• prestige

• profound

• avert

• spontaneously

What means high standing in others' opinions

• prestige

• indolence

• unanimous

• benign

what means relating or applying to things that have happened in the past

• profound

• unanimous

• benign

• retroactive

what means to turn away

• prestige

• spontaneously

• avert

• indolence

Thankfully, my grandfather's tumor was benign.

• mild or harmless

• to turn away

• large group of people

• deep strong or intense

what does indolence mean

• harmless

• all members of a group are in complete agreement

• laziness and lack of interest

• high standing in others' opinions

unanimous means

• mild; harmless

• relating or applying to things that have happened in the past

• laziness; lack of interest

• all members of a group in complete agreement

spontaneously means to

• relating or applying to things that have happened in the past

• occurring naturally, without being planned

• deep, strong, or intense

• to turn away

What does throng mean

• one that follows another in a job or office

• source; beginning

• a large group of people

• appreciation; enjoyment

Dismounting means

• getting off something, such as a horse or bicycle

• with fear or trepidation; suspiciously

• small recessed section of a room

• necessary; essential