The Giver - Vocabulary

afraid of something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

• apprehensive

• aptitude

• petulantly

• conspicuous

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

natural born ability

• apprehensive

• aptitude

• chastisement

• unwieldy

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

disrespectful in speech and behavior

• apprehensive

• aptitude

• petulantly

• sinuous

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

not easily described; having no special or interesting qualities

• meticulously

• retroactive

• nondescript

• conspicuous

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

extremely careful and precise; detailed

• chastisement

• retroactive

• nondescript

• meticulously

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

effective from a particular date in the past

• retroactive

• nondescript

• unwieldy

• phenomenon

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Match the following

• unwieldy

• very easy to see or notice

• chastisement

• to criticize severely

• sinuous

• difficult to handle control, or deal with because of being heavy or complex

• phenomenon

• an unusual occurrence; a marvel

• conspicuous

• moving and bending in a smooth and attractive wa

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

to make something painful less intense or severe

• assuage

• obsolete

• sinuous

• permeate

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

no longer used by anyone

• retroactive

• wretched

• solace

• obsolete

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

to pass or spread through something

• permeate

• solace

• wretched

• conspicuous

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4