QUIZLET IMPORT (NOT MADE BY ME) - The Giver Chapter 18-23 Vocabulary

TEST: 2/27/25

dejected

very unhappy; dispirited; disappointed

excruciating

extremely painful

inflict

to cause or impose; to deal or mete out

afterthought

an idea occurring after the fact

wretched

in a state of great hardship; miserable

empowered

gave authority or power to

acquire

to get or obtain possession

solace

relief from emotional distress or grief

churning

splashing or turning violently

rueful

feeling, showing or causing regret or pity

languid

without energy; slow and sluggish

augmented

made greater or more numerous

vigilant

watchful and alert

tantalizing

teasing by showing something desirable but continually out of reach

impeded

slowed the progress of; interfered

leaden

very heavy, like lead