The Giver Vocabulary ch Chapters 6-10 Full Name Due Friday, 10/19

Objective 1.3 Standard Objective: Students will: Use word meanings within the appropriate context and show ability to verify those meanings by definition, restatement, example, comparison, or contrast.

Designated- to signify, to note, to name I was the designated driver, so I didn’t drink alcohol since I had been named as the sober driver. (restatement)

What is wrong? The members of the audience stood up. The audience stood up.

Throng- crowd The throng crowded into the Staple Center before the Laker game. What’s wrong with the following sentence? There was a throng of people at the U2 concert that rushed the stage, killing seven people.

Reprieve- to delay; to delay punishment He was given a reprieve, and his punishment was delayed until Monday.

Exuberant- excited antonym/opposite: bored The child felt exuberant when he saw the bubbles, but when they popped, he grew bored.

Cringed-to cower, shrink, bend antonym: embraced I cringed when the disgusting guy asked me to dance, but when Brad Pitt arrived, I embraced him.

Transgressions- violation of the law antonym: obeys Tiger Wood and Arnie’s transgressions with other women ended their marriages.

Infringed- to trespass, to commit a breach or infraction He infringed on my rights, so he went to jail.

Acquisition- acquired The acquisition of NBC by Comcast made the stock market rise. The acquisition of precise language occurs at 3.

Serene- peaceful antonym: turmoil I look forward to a serene, calm vacation far away from the chaos of CCMS.

Dazed – confused, overwhelmed The drug left him dazed and out of control; stay away from bath salts!

Crescendo- a gradual increase in volume. A steady increase in intensity or force: "insisted [that] all paragraphs... should be structured as a crescendo rising to a climactic last sentence" (Henry A. Kissinger). b. Usage Problem The climactic point or moment after such a progression: "The attacks began in December and reached a crescendo in January.

Benign-harmless, kind I was afraid the mole was cancerous and deadly, but it was benign. Mr. Wurzel is benign, but Ms. Verge is mean.

Anguish- agonizing physical and mental pain The anguish suffered after Hitler’s atrocity left the refugees unable to adjust to a new life. I was in great anguish after the bullet hit me in the leg.

Unanimous- complete agreement The decision was unanimous; we all agreed to go to Magic Mountain.

relinquish to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.the 2. to give up; put aside or desist from: to relinquish a plan. 3. to let go; release: to relinquish one's hold. The king relinquished the throne and retired.

Spontaneously- unrehearsed In improv/ improvisational, The comics spontaneously act out random scenes.

Exempted- freed from obligation He was exempted from paying the meter since he had a handicap sticker on his car.

Prohibited- forbidden Dogs and smoking are prohibited on the beach.

Conspicuous- noticeable The bank robber looked conspicuous with the ski mask, so the police arrested him.

Diminish- decrease The candy slowly diminished until there was none left. My money diminished after I went on a shopping spree.

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