The Giver Vocabulary
Chapters 1-5
Period 2, 4, 6
• Take out your essay and your time tracker.
• Staple it before class. Full name!
• Take out your vocabulary for ch.1-5 and a
notebook. euphemism-vague
standard
• 1.3 Use word meanings within the
appropriate context and show ability to
verify those meanings by definition,
restatement, example,
comparison, or contrast.
Example- give context clues
• I was as wary as a new mother holding her
newborn when he handed me the fragile,
expensive vase.
• Wary=
Restatement- repeat the definition
• Avarice, greediness for wealth, is a
terrible quality often found in wealthy
people.
Appositive: Ms. Verge, my teacher, yelled at
me.
• Vitamin C was once believed to be the
panacea or the cure all for all disease.
(restatement)
euphemism
• My mom uses a euphemism or a nicer
way to say something to tell me I’m
grounded.
• Euphemism, or a nice way to say
something uncomfortable, is used in
The Giver with the term released.
appostive
• My sister, Suzanne, borrows my
clothes. Non essential appositive
• My brother Mark borrows my clothes.
Essential appositive.
• My daughter Harley forgot her h.w.
• My daughter forgot her h.w.
Appositional phrase
• Lucy, my best friend, enjoys long walks on
the beach and dinner outside, sniffing
Comparison- similar
• He was as florid as a tomato
when he gave his speech.
• She was as pretty as a rose.
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Contrast-difference/antonym
•I expected the
attorney to yell
vehemently;
however, he quietly
and passively made
Contrast.
• After drinking whiskey, the
Irish man looked florid, but
the Swedish lady turned
pale.
Primly- proper manners
• Show contrast
• But, yet, however, in contrast to,
• The kid looked prim but turned
out to be rude and
unmannered.
definition
• Personification means to give a human
trait to something not human.
• Ex. The wind whispered
• The moon walked.
• The stars danced
euphemism
• A nice way of saying something difficult.
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She passed away= she died; put to sleep
Short-vertically challenged
Prison- correctional facility
Husky, big boned
euphemism
• My mom always uses euphemisms like
“powder my nose” when she has to use
the restroom.
Euphemisms for death
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Make one’s maker
Pushing up daises
Sleep with the fishes
Meet your maker
No longer with us
Put to sleep
Passed on
Cash in your chips
Rasping- harsh, grating
• The smoker’s voice became raspy after
years of smoking. (example)
Antonym opposite smooth, sonorous
Apprehensive- fearful, anxious
• The child felt apprehensive when she went
to her first day of school, but after some
time she became eager and excited.
Eager-impatiently waiting
• I was eager and
excited to graduate
8th grade
Distraught-upset, very agitated
I became distraught when I lost my
favorite child at Disneyland, but
when I found her, I was relieved
and happy.
palpable- obvious, easily perceived
It was palpable to the fans that the
boy was terrible at baseball.
Disposition- personality
This lady had a happy, almost
weird, disposition.
Nurturing- helping to grow or
develop
• The mother nurtured her child and the
child grew to be a healthy adult.
• Elementary teachers are nurturing, but
middle school teachers are just plain
mean. (compound sentence)
Enhance- improve
• I lifted weights hoping to enhance my
muscle tone.
• I tried to enhance my education by going
to summer school.
Aptitude-talent
• Einstein had an aptitude for science.
• Beethoven had an aptitude for music.
Chastisement-punishment
• The teacher
chastised me for not
doing my homework.
• Chastisement
happened to the boy
who stole the
teacher’s medicine.
Petulantly- in an ill tempered way,
moody
• I petulantly cleaned
my room after a fight
with my mom.
Remorse- regret
• He felt remorse
after he killed the
dog.
Tabulated- recorded and filed
• I tabulated the scores
and found that the
average was a C+.
Primly-proper
• When I met the
Queen of England, I
primly sipped my tea,
but my rude
husband guzzled his
beer.
Murky-unclear, dark
• The murky, unclear,
and black pond did
not seem inviting.
Vague- unclear
• The setting of The
Giver is vague; we’re
not sure the time nor
the place.
• The directions were
vague, so I didn’t
understand what to
do.