VOCAB from The Giver,Ch.16-23

extreme sorrow

• anguish

• countless

• unique

• ecstatic

too many to keep track of

• anguish

• countless

• unique

• ecstatic

one of a kind (special)

• anguish

• countless

• unique

• ecstatic

extremely happy (thrilled)

• anguish

• countless

• unique

• ecstatic

being alone (not always sad, sometimes peaceful)

• solitude

• bearings

• pervaded

• hearth

a comfortable point when you recognize where you are (getting used to your surroundings for a moment)

• solitude

• bearings

• pervaded

• hearth

filling something completely and taking over it

• solitude

• bearings

• pervaded

• hearth

the bottom part of a fireplace (along the floor)

• solitude

• bearings

• pervaded

• hearth

strange or unusual

• odd

• contentedly

• luxuriating

• quite

do something in a way that shows how peaceful you are, not wanting anything

• odd

• contentedly

• luxuriating

• quite