The Giver / Vocabulary Ch. 11-15
1. tor·rent n. 1 a violent flood, esp. of water: A torrent of water rushed down the canyon. 2 fig. a rush: A torrent of criticism followed the proposed tax increases. -adj. torrential.
2. an·guish n. painful sadness: She felt anguish when her 15-year-old dog died.
-v. 1 to suffeer painful sadness: She anguished over the death of her dog. 2 to be unable to decide on s.t.,
which makes one feel pain: She anguished for days over whether or not she should try to keep the dog alive.
3. i·so·late v. -lated, -lating, -lates to separate from others, cause to be alone: The snobby students isolated themselves from the rest of the class. -n. isolation
4. trans·mit v. -mitted, -mitting, -mits 1 to pass from one to another, send: He transmitted the package by courier. 2 to broadcast: That radio station transmits programs 24 hours a day. 3 to spread disease: The flu is transmitted from person to person.
5. as·suage v. -suaged, -suaging, -suages to calm: The king assuaged the fears of his nobles about a war.
6. con·scious·ness n. adj. [U] 1 the state of being awake: The boxer regained <n.>consciousness after a minute. 2 awareness: Minority groups in the USA have <adj.>consciousness-raising events to make others aware of their concerns and problems.
7. ad·mon·ish v. 1 to warn, (syn.) to caution: The boy's mother admonished him to be careful crossing streets. 2 to criticize, (syn.) to scold: When he behaves badly, she admonishes him. -n. admonition
8. om·i·nous adj. being a sign of evil, bad, (syn.) threatening: That man's angry threats are ominous; he may hurt. -adv. ominously.
9. ten·ta·tive adj. 1 indefinite, provisional: We have a tentative appointment next week, but we need to confirm it. 2 hesitant, doubtful: She has a tentative feeling about going ahead with the project.
10. sin·u·ous adj. curvy, like a snake: a sinuous dance; a sinuous path through the woods
11. re·lin·quish v. -es 1 to give up, hand over, (syn.) to surrender: The thief relinquished his gun to the police. 2 to stop doing s.t., (syn.) to give up: He relinquished alcohol and fatty foods to go on a diet.
12. me·tic·u·lous adj. careful and thorough, painstaking: She is meticulous in spelling every word correctly in her papers.
13. ex·empt v. adj. to exclude or free from a duty, restriction, etc.: The court <v.> exempted me from jury duty because I'm a minister. My being a minister made me <adj.> exempt.
14. im·plore v. -plored, -ploring, -plores to beg, (syn.) to beseech: He implored his son not to take drugs.
15. car·nage n. 1 the killing of many people or animals, (syn.) a massacre
2 the dead bodies of a massacre: The carnage after the battle was horrifying.