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WorksheetsVOCAB from The Giver,Ch.16-23
Total questions: 147
Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins
extreme sorrow
anguish
countless
unique
ecstatic
too many to keep track of
anguish
countless
unique
ecstatic
one of a kind (special)
anguish
countless
unique
ecstatic
extremely happy (thrilled)
anguish
countless
unique
ecstatic
being alone (not always sad, sometimes peaceful)
solitude
bearings
pervaded
hearth
a comfortable point when you recognize where you are (getting used to your surroundings for a moment)
solitude
bearings
pervaded
hearth
filling something completely and taking over it
solitude
bearings
pervaded
hearth
the bottom part of a fireplace (along the floor)
solitude
bearings
pervaded
hearth
strange or unusual
odd
contentedly
luxuriating
quite
do something in a way that shows how peaceful you are, not wanting anything
odd
contentedly
luxuriating
quite
enjoying every bit of being pampered (spoiled)
odd
contentedly
luxuriating
quite
very
odd
contentedly
luxuriating
quite
to show up for an event
attend
vague
practical
flushed
not clear
attend
vague
practical
flushed
makes sense (logical)
attend
vague
practical
flushed
turning red from embarrassment or exercise (like blushing)
attend
vague
practical
flushed
expected / looked forward to
anticipated
generalized
obsolete
accomplishments
something that applies to many things / not specific enough
anticipated
generalized
obsolete
accomplishments
no longer having meaning or a purpose
anticipated
generalized
obsolete
accomplishments
the things someone has been successful at (their victories)
anticipated
generalized
obsolete
accomplishments
feeling something strongly
wholeheartedly
pronounced
rapidly
optimistic
declared or announced a decision
wholeheartedly
pronounced
rapidly
optimistic
quickly
wholeheartedly
pronounced
rapidly
optimistic
expecting success (a positive attitude)
wholeheartedly
pronounced
rapidly
optimistic
just a little wet (moist)
damp
stirred
exempted
substitute
moving just a little
damp
stirred
exempted
substitute
allowed to skip something that's usually required (or that's required for everyone else)
damp
stirred
exempted
substitute
replacing something or someone
damp
stirred
exempted
substitute
to wobble or become less stable (physically or verbally)
falter
task
analyzed
heightened
something you're suppose to do
falter
task
analyzed
heightened
to study something carefully
falter
task
analyzed
heightened
becoming stronger or more aware (with your senses or abilities)
falter
task
analyzed
heightened
to soak through something entirely
permeate
depth
fury
strewn
how deep something is
permeate
depth
fury
strewn
extreme anger (rage)
permeate
depth
fury
strewn
things that are tossed or lying around (messy)
permeate
depth
fury
strewn
to ignore something or not care about it
disregarded
staggered
ambush
pasttime
to keep stumbling while you're walking
disregarded
staggered
ambush
pasttime
a surprise attack
disregarded
staggered
ambush
pasttime
something to keep you busy
disregarded
staggered
ambush
pasttime
making details sound more extreme than they really were
exaggerated
gestures
suppress
expertise
motions made with your hands to demonstrate a point
exaggerated
gestures
suppress
expertise
to make something seem less extreme than it really was / to push down your feelings and hide them
exaggerated
gestures
suppress
expertise
having extra authority and credibility about an area of study that you know more about than others do
exaggerated
gestures
suppress
expertise
not trusting (careful)
wary
cruel
slender
glum
extremely unkind and not caring at all about the feelings of others
wary
cruel
slender
glum
thin
wary
cruel
slender
glum
a little unhappy
wary
cruel
slender
glum
allowed (having permission)
permitted
dejected
despite
serene
disappointed
permitted
dejected
despite
serene
"even though" (like ignoring a detail or warning because you want to do something anyway)
permitted
dejected
despite
serene
calm and relaxed (beautiful in a graceful way)
permitted
dejected
despite
serene
to have mercy and not give someone their punishment
rueful
luminous
stunned
spare
still (not moving) because of shock (extreme surprise)
rueful
luminous
stunned
spare
glowing with a soft light
rueful
luminous
stunned
spare
expressing regret with a little humor (like laughing at your mistake)
rueful
luminous
stunned
spare
to make something unpleasant happen to someone else
inflict
poverty
implore
amused
being very poor
inflict
poverty
implore
amused
desperately asking for something (begging)
inflict
poverty
implore
amused
finding entertainment in something
inflict
poverty
implore
amused
serious (not funny at all)
grave
devastated
astonished
fascinated
destroyed
grave
devastated
astonished
fascinated
surprised / shocked
grave
devastated
astonished
fascinated
interested and wanting to know more
grave
devastated
astonished
fascinated
to do something just for a specific reason or person
especially
puncture
fragile
receptacle
to poke a hole through something
especially
puncture
fragile
receptacle
not strong (at risk of being broken)
especially
puncture
fragile
receptacle
a container for holding something
especially
puncture
fragile
receptacle
not stiff or strong / not using your muscles
limp
notify
additional
mimick
to let someone know (deliver a message)
limp
notify
additional
mimick
having extra of something
limp
notify
additional
mimick
to copy someone's words or action, usually with humor
limp
notify
additional
mimick
being influenced by something else
efficient
affected
desperately
emphatic
eagerly, as if it would be a disaster if you failed
efficient
affected
desperately
emphatic
determined about your opinion (to firmly insist that you are absolutely right)
efficient
affected
desperately
emphatic
breaking a rule or crossing a moral line
violation
flee
errand
chastise
to escape as quickly as you can
violation
flee
errand
chastise
going somewhere else to do something that somebody asked you to do
violation
flee
errand
chastise
to scold or punish someone for doing something wrong
violation
flee
errand
chastise
not thinking or caring about others' fellings
inconsiderate
undertaking
lengthy
meticulous
something you agree to try to do
inconsiderate
undertaking
lengthy
meticulous
something that takes longer than expected
inconsiderate
undertaking
lengthy
meticulous
following directions and details very carefully and neatly
inconsiderate
undertaking
lengthy
meticulous
doing something in the same way, without pausing or changing
steadily
churning
customary
understatement
moving a liquid around roughly and mixing it up
steadily
churning
customary
understatement
usual / typical / traditional
steadily
churning
customary
understatement
not explaining something as seriously or with as much detail as you should
steadily
churning
customary
understatement
speaking to someone with anger about something they've done wrong
scolding
orderly
condemned
transgression
neat and organized
scolding
orderly
condemned
transgression
sentenced to be killed
scolding
orderly
condemned
transgression
doing something that is seriously wrong
scolding
orderly
condemned
transgression
being used to something (the traditional way it's done)
accustomed
languid
seeped
tire
slow and lazy
accustomed
languid
seeped
tire
slowly soaking through something and leaking out
accustomed
languid
seeped
tire
to run out of energy
accustomed
languid
seeped
tire
on the outside, around the edge
outlying
jolted
haphazard
frequency
to stop with a physical jerking motion
outlying
jolted
haphazard
frequency
putting something together quickly and not very well (not being careful)
outlying
jolted
haphazard
frequency
how often something happens
outlying
jolted
haphazard
frequency
doing something extremely carefully and not resting until it's done
vigilant
habitation
alert
taut
somewhere to live
vigilant
habitation
alert
taut
paying very close attention and not letting yourself rest
vigilant
habitation
alert
taut
pulled tightly so that it is not loose (like a rope)
vigilant
habitation
alert
taut
making something larger or greater
augmented
foliage
exhaustion
investigate
growing plants and leaves
augmented
foliage
exhaustion
investigate
very tired and weak
augmented
foliage
exhaustion
investigate
to search for the truth about something
augmented
foliage
exhaustion
investigate
getting closer to reaching something
approaching
endless
perception
looming
feeling like something will never stop
approaching
endless
perception
looming
how well you can see or notice something
approaching
endless
perception
looming
an object or event that seems near and threatening
approaching
endless
perception
looming
too small or hidden to be seen or noticed
imperceptible
agonizing
treacherous
impede
so painful that you are suffering
imperceptible
agonizing
treacherous
impede
dangerous and probably will hurt you (betraying)
imperceptible
agonizing
treacherous
impede
to get in the way and make it difficult to do something
imperceptible
agonizing
treacherous
impede
the opposite opinion or side
contrary
brisk
incision
yet
quick and energetic (movement) / refreshing (weather)
contrary
brisk
incision
yet
the cut made through someone's skin for surgery
contrary
brisk
incision
yet
but / however / could happen later but hasn't at this point
contrary
brisk
incision
yet
going a greater distance away / continuing toward a goal
further
substance
filthy
subtle
what something is made of
further
substance
filthy
subtle
very unclean
further
substance
filthy
subtle
showing up only a little / hard to notice / gentle (the OPPOSITE of "in your face")
further
substance
filthy
subtle
the view or shape of the earth around you
landscape
instinctive
trousers
numerous
knowing what to do without needing to think about it / a natural and automatic reaction
landscape
instinctive
trousers
numerous
another word for pants
landscape
instinctive
trousers
numerous
very many
landscape
instinctive
trousers
numerous
moving slowly and gently (carefully) / trying to make something more simple or less painful
eased
gully
swiftly
predictability
a deep natural trench in the ground (smaller than a valley, larger than a ditch)
eased
gully
swiftly
predictability
quickly (right away)
eased
gully
swiftly
predictability
how easy or difficult it is to guess what will happen
eased
gully
swiftly
predictability
simply
merely
exquisite
relentless
cultivated
impressive beauty (gorgeous)
merely
exquisite
relentless
cultivated
refusing to stop
merely
exquisite
relentless
cultivated
carefully creating something (helping it grow and improve)
merely
exquisite
relentless
cultivated
having only a small supply of something
meager
yielded
encounter
yearn
to finally give in (during an argument) / the results of hard work
meager
yielded
encounter
yearn
to come face to face with something/someone that is important
meager
yielded
encounter
yearn
to want something very badly
meager
yielded
encounter
yearn
something that seems like it will not turn out well
grim
gnaw
subside
fragment
chewing away on something
grim
gnaw
subside
fragment
to lessen how strong something is (become weaker) / to slowly go away (stop)
grim
gnaw
subside
fragment
a broken piece of something
grim
gnaw
subside
fragment
to torment (strongly tease until it feels like torture) someone with the sight or promise of something they can't have
tantalizing
flagging
recollection
burdensome
become tired and less able to keep up
tantalizing
flagging
recollection
burdensome
a memory
tantalizing
flagging
recollection
burdensome
something that creates difficulty for the person carrying it
tantalizing
flagging
recollection
burdensome
