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Giver: Vocab Ch 15-
Giver: Vocab Ch 15-19
Question | Answer |
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Burden | A difficult or worrying responsibility or duty, a heavy hardship that weighs on the bearer |
carnage | widespread destruction, slaughter, or massacre |
concept | a specific thought or notion |
despite | regardless of something, notwithstanding (similar meaning to “even though”) |
ecstatic | showing or feeling great pleasure or delight (as in a state of ecstasy) |
grief | great sadness or sorrow |
horde | a large group of people (a mob or crowd) |
immobilize | to stop in place, or disable movement. |
inflict | to cause damage, harm, or unpleasantness, to somebody or something |
luminous | bright or shining, having a glowing effect (as if to give off light) |
optimistic | tending to take a hopeful and positive view of future outcomes. Looking on the bright side of things. |
precise | exact or specifically detailed |
rigid | stiff, firm, not flexible |
solitude | the state of being or living alone |
vague | Unclear, not specific. Unclearly felt, understood, or recalled |