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The Giver, Ch. 7-15 Vocab

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the word with the following definition:


the act of gaining an object, skill, or quality

a)

exemption

b)

acquisition

c)

precision

2.

Select the words with the following definition:


agonizing pain; torment

a)

anguish

b)

excruciating

c)

impulse

d)

jaunty

3.

Select the word with the following definition:


a gradual increase in loudness

a)

staccato

b)

decrescendo

c)

crescendo

4.

Select the word with the following definition:


made very angry or irritated

a)

exasperated

b)

integral

c)

cringe

5.

Select the word with the following definition:


essential; necessary

a)

logistic

b)

integral

c)

anguish

6.

Select the word with the following definition:


lively; cheerful manner

a)

frigid

b)

fretful

c)

jaunty

7.

Select the word with the following definition:


applying to a prior period

a)

exasperated

b)

circumvent

c)

retroactive

8.

Select the word with the following definition:


authoritative counsel or warning

a)

admonition

b)

advice

c)

alcove

9.

Select the word with the following definition:


the ability or power to do, experience, or understand something

a)

counsel

b)

critique

c)

capacity

10.

Select the word with the following definition:


attracting notice or attention; standing out

a)

unobtrusive

b)

inconspicuous

c)

conspicuous

11.

Select the word with the following definition:


make (someone or something) less valuable or impressive

a)

appreciate

b)

diminish

c)

confirm

12.

Select the words with the following definition:


showing no friendliness or enthusiasm

a)

cold

b)

affable

c)

frigid

d)

gregarious

13.

Select the word with the following definition:


a sudden, violent, and copious outpouring of (something, typically feelings)

a)

torrent

b)

trickle

c)

transpire

14.

Select the word with the following definition:


cause (something) to pass from one place or person to another

a)

torrent

b)

transmit

c)

tenacity

15.

Select the word(s) with the following definition:


without color; dull

a)

achromatic

b)

hueless

c)

lackluster

16.

Select the word with the following definition:


making an earnest or desperate appeal; begging

a)

imploring

b)

unwilling

c)

exhilarating

17.

Select the word with the following definition:


inflicted a violent and disfiguring injury

a)

remedied

b)

unaltered

c)

mutilated

18.

Select the word with the following definition:


giving the impression that something bad will happen; threatening; menacing

a)

omniscient

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

ominous

19.

Select the word with the following definition:


doing so in a quiet and serene manner

a)

placidly

b)

unruly

c)

wryly

20.

Select the word with the following definition:


thinly scattered; meager

a)

sparse

b)

spruce

c)

spouse

21.

Select the word with the following definition:


of great extent or quantity; immense

a)

vast

b)

vest

c)

verse