1. The Giver Vocabulary
Chapters 1-5

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

3. Rasping- harsh, grating
The smoker’s voice became raspy after years of smoking

4. Apprehensive- fearful, anxious
The child felt apprehensive when she went to her first day of school

5. Eager-impatiently waiting
I was eager to graduate 8th grade

6. Distraught-upset, very agitated I became distraught when I lost my kid at Disneyland.

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

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

9. 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.

10. Enhance- improve
I lifted weights hoping to enhance my muscle tone.

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

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

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

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

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

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

17. Murky-unclear, dark
The murky, smelly pond did not seem inviting.

18. 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.