"The Giver" Vocab. English H.7

Transgression

An act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct

Apprehensive

Uneasy, anxious

Chastise

To correct; scold

Prohibition

The act of forbidding; an order that forbids

Excruciating

Intensely painful or distressful; very bad.

Contorted

Twisted out of a normal shape

Writhing

To twist the body violently; to squirm

Frazzled

Showing the effects of exhaustion or strain

Obsolete

Disused, out of date