The Giver, Lois Lowry
SECTION 5: 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
Antonyms
Synonyms
Imitate
Mimic: pg 152
Sentence: “Jonas mimicked in a cruel, sarcastic voice…”
Frazzled
Energetic
Exhausted
Lesser
Increased
Sentence:
Augmented:
pg 168
Sentence: “…augmented by what he could find in the fields…”
Empowered
Make Weak/ Unauthorized
Authorize/Make Powerful
Enthusiasm
Exhaustion
Sentence:
Lethargy: pg
176
Sentence: “…shaken away the lethargy…”
Emphatically:
pg 165
Weakly
Forcefully/Vigorously
Sentence: “Mother agreed emphatically”.
Perils: pg 170
Safety
Danger
Sentence: “…held hidden, unknown perils…”
Solace: pg 161 Aggravation/Stress
Comfort
Sentence: “…which to find either solace or wisdom…”
Loom: pg 175
Disappear
Appear
Sentence: “… a steep hill loomed ahead…”
Stealthily: pg
163
Noisily
Sentence: “…he moved stealthily and silently…”
Quietly
Obscured: pg
175
Exposed
Hidden
Sentence: “…deepening snow obscured…”
Languid: pg
166
Energetic
Lazy
Sentence: “…a rhythmic sound of languid water…”
Imperceptibly:
pg 175
Strongly
Faintly
Sentence: “…front wheel moved forward imperceptibly…”