Chapters 8-23 vocabulary

The Giver

Crescendo (59)

• Noun

• A gradual or steady increase in loudness or force

Benign (59)

• Adjective

• Having a kind disposition (WORD FROM 1-7!); gracious

• When a person is diagnosed with a tumor that is not cancerous, it is called a benign tumor because it is KIND.

Jaunty (60)

• Adjective

• Easy and sprightly in manner or bearing (Walking); smartly trim with clothing

• Jaunty people are easy to approach because they look like they are in a good mood when they are walking down the hallway.

Fleeting (61)

• Adjective

• Passing quickly; vanishing quickly

• When people ask me questions about math, I have a fleeting feeling of nausea. It doesn’t last long, but math certainly does that to me.

Requisitioned (69)

• Verb

• The act of requiring or demanding

• I’m sure many of your parents have requisitioned you to clean your room or do the dishes.

Integral (70)

• Adjective

• Necessary to complete the whole

• Learning the parts of speech is an integral part to learning the English language. It is impossible to write well without knowing the basics.

Conspicuous (74)

• Adjective

• Easily seen or noticed

• Many of you think you are being stealth when looking at another student’s test; however, you are actually conspicuous, and I can see you very easily.

Torrent (81)

• Noun

• A rushing, violent stream

Admonition (89)

• Noun

• Counsel, advise, or caution

• My admonition to you is to create your own sentences for The Giver vocabulary words. *hint hint*

Wryly (95)

• Adverb

• Produce twisted, crooked, or mishaped

Hueless (97)

• Adjective

• Colorless

• Imagine a hueless world like Jonas’ community. What color would you miss the most?

Sinuous (100)

• Adjective

• Having many curves, bends, or turns

• A sinuous roller coaster can be fun for some or nauseating for others.

Assimilated (104)

• Verb

• To conform to the customs, attitudes, etc of a group or society

• I bet if you were to move to California, you would assimilate to the way they live: surfing, speech, interests, etc. It’s almost impossible not to.

Daub (109)

• Verb

• To cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, as plaster or mud

Assuage (110)

• Verb

• To make milder or less severe; relieve or ease

• Sophia used an ice pack on her knee after a hard fall. It temporarily assuaged her of the pain.

Ominous (113)

• Adjective

• Indicating the nature of a future event

• Have you ever had an ominous dream where you felt like it was telling you about the future?

Carnage (119)

• Noun

• The slaughter or a great number of people, as in battle

• The Battle of Gettysburg can easily be described as being a carnage. Thousands of soldiers died in the course of 3 days.

Pervaded (122)

• Verb

• To become spread throughout all parts of

• The stomach virus is easily pervaded through schools and towns because of how contagious it is.

Obsolete (127)

• Adjective

• No longer in general use

• The appendix is an obsolete body part. Many years ago it had a function, but it is not needed in the human body any longer.

Realm (131)

• Noun

• The region or domain in which anything occurs

Ruefully (141)

• Adverb

• Causing sorrow or pity

Stealthily (163)

• Adverb

• Done in a secret way

Languid (166)

• Adjective

• Lacking in vigor or spirit

• On a Monday morning, my classes are languid and sleepy, but then again, so am I!

Augmented (168)

• Verb

• To make larger in size, number, etc.

• Augmenting my class size would be very stressful. One of my classes already has 25 students!

Taut (168)

• Adjective

• Tightly drawn; tense, not slack

• Tightrope walking would be virtually impossible if the robe was not taut.

Vigilant (169)

• Adjective

• Ever awake and alert; keenly wary

• Thank goodness Chris was so vigilant during his soccer game. Without his alertness, we would not have won the game.

Lethargy (176)

• Noun

• The quality or state of being drowsy, dull, energetic

• While languid can describe a person or thing, lethargy is something you can HAVE when you are tired.