Unit 1: The Giver
Unit 1 Vocabulary Jeer: Laugh at with contempt and derision. Chastisement: Verbal punishment. Interdependence: A relation between entities that rely on each other. Meticulous: Marked by extreme care in treatment of details. Comprehension: An ability to understand the meaning of something.
Unit 1 Vocabulary (cont.) Deft: Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands. Writhe: To move in a twisting or contorted motion. Ominous: Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments. Rueful: Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses. Augmented: Added to or made greater in amount or number or strength.
Unit 1 Vocabulary: Anthem
Unit 1 Vocabulary (cont.) Transgression: The violation of a law or a duty or moral principle. Mandate: A document giving an official instruction or command. Atone: Turn away from sin or do penitence. Cesspool: A covered cistern for waste water and sewage. Wretch: Someone you feel sorry for.
Unit 1 Vocabulary (cont.) Eugenics: The study of improving qualities by selective breeding. Lassitude: A feeling of lack of interest or energy. Pyre: Wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite. Solidarity: A union of interests or purposes among members of a group. Depraved: Deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper.