The Giver Vocabulary Ch. 14-18

anguish means to

• make someone hurt

• talk

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"Jonas," she said, looking down at him, "I apologize to you in particular. I caused you anguish."

In this sentence, anguish means:

• Happiness and joy

• Extreme pain, distress, or suffering

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He brought out cans of fruit, whose juice assuaged his increasing thirst.

In this sentence, assuaged means:

• Had no effect on his thirst

• Satisfied a desire or need

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He rubbed it, hoping to assuage the pain.

In this sentence, assuage means to:

• increase

• relieve

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Feeling dejected, I headed out the front door of the school--and there she was.

In this sentence, dejected means:

• Feeling energetic and enthusiastic

• Feeling sad or depressed

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When she saw her grandfather, Alba was troubled; she had not seen him so dejected since the day Clara died.

In this sentence, dejected means:

• Feeling energetic, lively, or enthusiastic

• Feeling sad, dispirited, or discouraged

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Francis forsakes his life of luxury and his inheritance and becomes a hermit.

In this sentence, forsakes means:

• Embrace or accept

• Renounce or give up

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Which of these would you want to forsake?

• a close friend

• a bad habit

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Before leaving for outer space, the scared astronaut implored the engineers to double-check the landing gear to make sure it worked correctly.

In this sentence, implored means:

• Begged

• Ensured

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Which of the following is the best example of one person imploring another?

• A person on their knees, begging for forgiveness.

• A person laughing at the other's plea

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