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Giver vocab
English study guide
Term | Definition |
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weary | Lacking strength, energy, or freshness because of a need for rest sleep |
rueful | showing or feeling regret for something done |
grotesque | very strange or ugly in a way that is not normal or natural |
fretful | upset and worried |
meticulous | very careful about doing something in an extremely accurate and exact way |
anguish | extreme suffering, grief, or pain |
implore | to ask or beg for something in a very serious or emotional way |
fleeting | lasting for only a short time |
relinquish | to give something ( such as power,control, or possession) to another person or group |
haste | quickness or eagerness that can result in mistakes |
apprehensive | afraid that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen |
Distraught | very upset |
Wheedle | to persuade someone to do something or to give you something by saying nice things |
Chastise | to criticize someone harshly for doing something wrong |
petulant | childishly sulky or bad tempered |
interdependence | related in such a way that each needs or depends on the other |
emblem | an object symbolizing another object or an idea |
benign | not causing harm or damage |
exempt | not required to do something that others are required to do |
conspicuous | very easy to see or notice |