Ms. Donley
VOCABULARY WORKSHEET CHAPTERS 8-10 Below are the sentences in which the vocabulary words appear in the text. Read the sentences. Use any clues you can find in the sentences combined with your prior knowledge then write what you think the underlined words mean in the spaces provided.They applauded at the final Assignment; but the applause was piecemeal, no longer a crescendo of united enthusiasm.The Community, relieved from its discomfort by her benign statement, seemed to breathe more easily.I apologize to you in particular. I caused you anguish.Therefore the selection must be sound. It must be a unanimous choice of the Committee.Then she turned and left the stage, left him there alone, standing and facing the crowd, which began spontaneously the collective murmur of his name.From this moment you are exempted from the rules governing rudeness.From this moment you are prohibited from dream-telling.But the most conspicuous difference was the books.The failure of the previous selection was ten years ago, and my energy is starting to diminish.At first it’s exhilarating: the sled; the sharp, clear air; but then the snow accumulates, builds up on the runners, and you slow, you have to push hard to keep going, and. . .” Vocabulary Worksheet Chapters 8-10 - The GiverPart II: Match the vocabulary words to their definitions.___ 1. crescendoA. decrease___ 2. benignB. agonizing physical or mental pain___ 3. anguishC. noticeable___ 4. unanimousD. freed from obligation___ 5. spontaneouslyE. causing to feel energetic___ 6. exemptedF. unrehearsed___ 7. prohibitedG. a gradual increase in volume___ 8. conspicuousH. complete agreement___ 9. diminishI. harmless___ 10. exhilaratingJ. forbiddenVOCABULARY WORKSHEET CHAPTERS 11-13 Below are the sentences in which the vocabulary words appear in the text. Read the sentences. Use any clues you can find in the sentences combined with your prior knowledge then write what you think the underlined words mean in the spaces provided.He was filled with energy, and he breathed again, feeling the sharp intake of frigid air.He could see a bright, whirling torrent of crystals in the air around him, and he could see them gather on the backs of his hands, like cold fur.Tentatively he opened his eyes–not his snow-hill-sled eyes, for they had been open throughout the strange ride.It wasn’t a practical thing, so it became obsolete when we went to Sameness.You should be able to perceive the name without being told.He was aware of his own admonition not to discuss his training.When I was observing you, before the selection, I perceived that you probably had the capacity, and what you describe confirms that.it was so–oh, I wish language were more precise.“You’ve come quickly to that conclusion,” he said.“It was chaos,” he said.Vocabulary Worksheet Chapters 11-13 Part II: Match the vocabulary words to their definitions.___ 1. frigidA. no longer in use___ 2. torrentB. to become aware of through the senses___ 3. tentativelyC. exact___ 4. obsoleteD. the end or finish___ 5. perceiveE. a heavy downpour___ 6. admonitionF. ability to learn___ 7. capacityG. uncertain; hesitant___ 8. preciseH. confusion___ 9. conclusionI. very cold___ 10. chaosJ. a reminder of a forgotten task or duty ................
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