The Giver Ch 1-2 Vocabulary Inc.

Forbidding or uninviting.

"Needless To Say, He Will Be Released"... Jonas had smiled a little, though he knew what a ______ statement it had been.

• jeering

• grim

• prominent

• Wheedle

Making rude or mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.

"Even the children were scolded if they used the term lightly at play, ______ at a teammate who missed a catch or stumbled in a race."

• grim

• prominent

• jeering

• aptitude

To use flattery or coaxing in order to persuade someone to do something or give one something.

Their parents of course were part of the ritual; they too, told their feelings each evening. But like all parents-all adults- they didn't fight and _________ for their turn.

• wheedle

• aptitude

• adherence

• grim

Absolutely necessary or important; essential.

It was a lesser job, night-crew nurturing, assigned to those who lacked the interest or skills or insight for the more ________ jobs of the daytime hours.

• aptitude

• jeering

• prominent

• vital

Leading, important, or well-known.

"Next, Mother, who held a __________ position at the Department of Justice, talked about her feelings.

• prominent

• wheedle

• jeering

• adherence

Attachment or commitment to a person, cause, or belief.

"He glanced at his mother, the one responsible for _______ to the rules, and was relieved that she was smiling."

• aptitude

• grim

• adherence

• wheedle

A natural ability to do something.

His father smiled his gentle smile "Well, it was clear to me-and my parents later confessed that it had been obvious to them, too-what my _______ was."

• jeering

• adherence

• wheedle

• aptitude