vocab for the giver ch. 8-11

indolence

• in a way that shows great attention to detail

• a tendency for laziness

• in pieces or fragments

• a feeling of being close to others or things

meticulously

• in pieces or fragments

• a gradual increase

• seriously and w/o any humor

• in a way that shows great attention to detail

kinship

• demanded the use or supply of

• done in a questioning/puzzled way

• causing one to lose courage or confidence

• a feeling of being close or similar to other people or things

requisitioned

• demanded the use or supply of, esp. by official order

• in a way that is done neatly, skillfully, and quickly

• a sudden, violent, and large outpouring of something

• no longer produced or used; out of date

accustomed

• caused someone to feel distress

• in a formal and dignified manner

• usual, habitual, familiar through frequent or regular repetition

• no longer produced or used; out of date

deftly

• in a way that is done neatly, skillfully, and quick in movement

• a feeling of being close to others or things

• a gradual increase

• laziness

piecemeal

• no longer produced or used; out of date

• caused someone to feel distress

• causing something to pass from one place or person to another

• in pieces or fragments

obsolete

• seriously and w/o humor

• no longer produced or used; out of date

• caused someone to feel distress

• done in a questioning or puzzled way

dismayed

• a gradual increase

• demanded the use or supply of

• in a way that is done neatly and skillfully

• caused someone to feel distress

solemnly

• a tendency for laziness

• a sudden, violent, and large outpouring of something

• seriously and w/o humor

• caused someone to feel distress