Vocabulary • Ch 8 - The Giver • Definitions

What word means intense sadness or suffering?

• anguish

• therefore

• spontaneous

• utter

What word means to understand something fully or completely?

• crescendo

• anxiety

• comprehend

• utter

What word means to become calmer or less intense?

• indolent

• subside

• jaunty

• comprehend

What is the definition of 'dwell'?

• To live or stay in a place

• Lasting for a very short time

• When everyone agrees on something

• Able to be heard

What is the definition of 'however'?

• Getting louder and louder in music

• Used to show contrast or contradiction

• Lasting for a very short time

• To live or stay in a place

What is the definition of 'utter'?

• When everyone agrees on something

• Lasting for a very short time

• Feeling worried, scared or nervous about something

• To speak or make a sound

What is the definition of 'anxiety'?

• Feeling worried, scared or nervous about something

• To become calmer or less intense

• A characteristic or quality of something

• Lazy or not wanting to work

What is the definition of 'despair'?

• Lazy or not wanting to work

• Used to show contrast or contradiction

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• Feeling worried, scared or nervous about something

What is the definition of 'therefore'?

• Gentle or kind

• This is why something happens

• Feeling very sad and hopeless

• Getting louder and louder in music

What is the definition of 'audible'?

• When everyone agrees on something

• Feeling or showing cheerfulness and confidence

• Happening without planning or thinking ahead

• Able to be heard