The Giver: vocab

Palpable

• plainly seen, heard or perceived

• plainly apparent or obvious to the senses; easily seen, heard, or perceived

• able to be perceived, recognized, or distinguished clearly with the senses

• clearly visible, audible, or understandable; easily perceived or detected

Distraught

• distracted; deeply agitated

• free from agitation or distress; not deeply agitated

• mentally alert and focused; not in a state of distress or agitation

• peaceful and composed; not deeply agitated or distracted

Disposition

• inherent traits and qualities that influence behavior; characteristic disposition or attitude

• outlook; characteristic mood or disposition

• inherent manner or behavior; characteristic attitude or disposition

• natural mental and emotional outlook and mood: characteristic attiutude

Transgression

• breach or violation of a law, command, or rule

• violation of a law command, etc

• act of encroaching upon or violating a law, command, or right

• act of transgressing or violating a law, command, or moral code

Chastisement

• harsh criticism or rebuke for improper behavior

• scolding or rebuke for wrongdoing, often severe in nature

• severe critcism

• criticism for wrongdoing

Droning

Tabulated

• to put in a systematic or condensed form

• to put something into a specific structure or arrangement, often in a systematic or condensed form

• to simplify or optimize something for more efficient operation, often in a condensed form

• to arrange or organize something in a methodical or structured form

Prodded

• to poke or prod gently with a sharp point

• to jab or prod with something pointed or sharp

• to penetrate or prod with a pointed object

• to poke or jab with something pointed

Gravitate