The Giver: Vocabulary from chapters 10-23

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attracting attention because of a striking quality or feature

• conspicuous

• prohibition

• successor

• quizzically

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a person who succeeds, or follows, another person in a position or office

• conspicuous

• prohibition

• successor

• quizzically

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a law or rule that forbids certain behaviors

• conspicuous

• prohibition

• successor

• quizzically

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in a questioning or puzzled manner

• conspicuous

• prohibition

• successor

• quizzically

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intense physical or mental suffering

• agony

• wry

• fretful

• placid

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feeling or expressing distress or irritation

• agony

• wry

• fretful

• placid

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expressing a combination of humor and regret; ironic

• agony

• wry

• fretful

• placid

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pleasantly calm or peaceful

• agony

• wry

• fretful

• placid

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outdated; no longer in use

• obsolete

• blurt

• ecstatic

• precise

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to utter suddenly or inadvertently

• obsolete

• blurt

• ecstatic

• precise