The Giver Vocabulary Chapters 1-5

Period 2, 4, 6 Take out your essay and your time tracker. Staple it before class. Full name! Take out your vocabulary for ch.1-5 and a notebook. euphemism-vague

standard 1.3 Use word meanings within the appropriate context and show ability to verify those meanings by definition, restatement, example, comparison, or contrast.

Example- give context clues I was as wary as a new mother holding her newborn when he handed me the fragile, expensive vase. Wary=

Restatement- repeat the definition Avarice, greediness for wealth, is a terrible quality often found in wealthy people. Appositive: Ms. Verge, my teacher, yelled at me. Vitamin C was once believed to be the panacea or the cure all for all disease. (restatement)

euphemism My mom uses a euphemism or a nicer way to say something to tell me I’m grounded. Euphemism, or a nice way to say something uncomfortable, is used in The Giver with the term released.

appostive My sister, Suzanne, borrows my clothes. Non essential appositive My brother Mark borrows my clothes. Essential appositive. My daughter Harley forgot her h.w. My daughter forgot her h.w.

Appositional phrase Lucy, my best friend, enjoys long walks on the beach and dinner outside, sniffing

Comparison- similar He was as florid as a tomato when he gave his speech. She was as pretty as a rose. eager

Contrast-difference/antonym I expected the attorney to yell vehemently; however, he quietly and passively made his point.

Contrast. After drinking whiskey, the Irish man looked florid, but the Swedish lady turned pale.

Primly- proper manners Show contrast But, yet, however, in contrast to, The kid looked prim but turned out to be rude and unmannered.

definition Personification means to give a human trait to something not human. Ex. The wind whispered The moon walked. The stars danced

euphemism A nice way of saying something difficult. She passed away= she died; put to sleep Short-vertically challenged Prison- correctional facility Husky, big boned

euphemism My mom always uses euphemisms like “powder my nose” when she has to use the restroom.

Euphemisms for death Make one’s maker Pushing up daises Sleep with the fishes Meet your maker No longer with us Put to sleep Passed on Cash in your chips

Rasping- harsh, grating The smoker’s voice became raspy after years of smoking. (example) Antonym opposite smooth, sonorous

Apprehensive- fearful, anxious The child felt apprehensive when she went to her first day of school, but after some time she became eager and excited.

Eager-impatiently waiting I was eager and excited to graduate 8 th grade

Distraught-upset, very agitated I became distraught when I lost my favorite child at Disneyland, but when I found her, I was relieved and happy.

palpable- obvious, easily perceived It was palpable to the fans that the boy was terrible at baseball.

Disposition- personality This lady had a happy, almost weird, disposition.

Nurturing- helping to grow or develop The mother nurtured her child and the child grew to be a healthy adult. Elementary teachers are nurturing, but middle school teachers are just plain mean. (compound sentence)

Enhance- improve I lifted weights hoping to enhance my muscle tone. I tried to enhance my education by going to summer school.

Aptitude-talent Einstein had an aptitude for science. Beethoven had an aptitude for music.

Chastisement-punishment The teacher chastised me for not doing my homework. Chastisement happened to the boy who stole the teacher’s medicine.

Petulantly- in an ill tempered way, moody I petulantly cleaned my room after a fight with my mom.

Remorse- regret He felt remorse after he killed the dog.

Tabulated- recorded and filed I tabulated the scores and found that the average was a C+.

Primly-proper When I met the Queen of England, I primly sipped my tea, but my rude husband guzzled his beer.

Murky-unclear, dark The murky, unclear, and black pond did not seem inviting.

Vague- unclear The setting of The Giver is vague; we’re not sure the time nor the place. The directions were vague, so I didn’t understand what to do.