The Giver
Vocabulary List – QUIZ FRIDAY
Mrs. Chung-Wipff
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confessed -v, to own or admit as true, to reveal
dejected – adj, depressed in spirits
excruciating – adj, extremely painful
gravely – adv, solemnly, seriously
nurturing – v, to feed and protect
sympathetically – adv, with compassion
sarcastic – adj, harsh or bitter derision, irony
successor – n., a person who follows or succeeds another
Homework due Friday: Look up each word in the dictionary. Omitting the origin and
the original meaning will be counted as incorrect. USE
dictionary.com and use
root words! If there is no origin, write: “no origin.” We will
create sentences in class.
The Giver
Vocabulary List – QUIZ FRIDAY
Mrs. Chung-Wipff