The Giver, Lois Lowry
SECTION 2: VOCABULARY
With the members of your group, look up each word in a THESAURUS. Write
synonyms and antonyms for each. Then use the vocabulary word in a sentence.
You may combine more than one word into a sentence as long as they are used
correctly.
Word
Reprieve: pg 42
Antonyms
Go ahead
Synonyms
Hold Back
Sentence: “He had been given an unusual and special reprieve from the
committee…”
Meticulous: pg
Imperfect/Inaccurate
Perfect/ Precise
48
Sentence: “This community was so meticulously ordered…”
Integrity: pg 62
Dishonesty/Disloyalty
Honesty/Loyalty
Sentence: “Integrity”
Interdependence: Being individual
pg 40
Working together
Sentence: “…help each other dress and would learn interdependence”
Exuberant: pg 44
Uninterested/Lazy
Enthusiastic/Lively
Sentence: “…Naming rose in an exuberant swell…”
Integral: pg 70
Unnecessary
Important/Vital/Essential
Sentence: “It was an integral part of learning of precise speech”.
Suspense/Worry
Anguish: pg 60
Sentence: “…I caused you anguish…”
Scrupulous: pg
48
Thorough
Sentence: “The assignment was scrupulous…”
Buoyancy: pg 47
Sink
Afloat
Sentence: “Buoyancy”
Indolence: pg 61
Active
Lazy
Sentence: “…he relieved as simply foolish and indolence…”
Conspicuous
Vague
Obvious
Ruthless
Kind
Sentence:
Benign: pg 59
Sentence: “…discomfort very slightly by her benign statement…”
Deftly
Sentence:
Skillfully