The Giver Ch. 6-11 Vocabulary Flashcards

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reprieve

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To delay the impending punishment or sentence of a condemned person.

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meticulously

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Taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough.

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relinquish

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To renounce or surrender a possession, right, etc.; to let go; release.

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interdependence

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Mutually dependent; depending on each other.

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excruciating

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Extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing.

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acquisition

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Something acquired; addition.

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transgressions

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An act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.

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scrupulously

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Punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact.

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benign

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Having a kindly disposition; gracious.

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exhilarating

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To enliven; invigorate; stimulate.