Vocabulary • Ch 8 - The Giver • Definitions

What word means intense sadness or suffering?

• anguish

• therefore

• benign

• utter

What is the definition of 'comprehend'?

• Intense sadness or suffering

• This is why something happens

• Feeling or showing cheerfulness and confidence

• To understand something fully or completely

What word means to become calmer or less intense?

• subside

• indolent

• unanimous

• jaunty

What is the definition of 'dwell'?

• Able to be heard

• Lasting for a very short time

• To live or stay in a place

• A characteristic or quality of something

What is the definition of 'however'?

• Feeling worried, scared or nervous about something

• Gentle or kind

• Someone who takes over after someone else

• Used to show contrast or contradiction

What is the definition of 'utter'?

• Intense sadness or suffering

• To speak or make a sound

• Feeling or showing cheerfulness and confidence

• Gentle or kind

What word means feeling worried, scared or nervous about something?

• unanimous

• spontaneous

• anxiety

• audible

What word means feeling very sad and hopeless?

• jaunty

• however

• despair

• comprehend

What is the definition of 'therefore'?

• When everyone agrees on something

• A characteristic or quality of something

• Able to be heard

• This is why something happens

What word means able to be heard?

• despair

• anguish

• utter

• audible