The Giver - vocabulary test 3

Alla Inga Spara

• Contorted Twisted, especially as in pain or struggle
• Brace Prepare for something unpleasant or difficult
• Parched Extremely thirsty
• Carnage The savage and excessive killing of many people
• Implore Beg or request earnestly and urgently
• Ecstatic Feeling great rapture or delight
• Solitude The state or situation of being alone
• Pervade Spread or diffuse through
• Permeate Spread or diffuse through
• Suppress Control and refrain from showing
• Warily In a manner marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
• Dejected Affected or marked by low spirits
• Self-possessed Calm, composed, and fully in control of oneself
• Luminous Softly bright or radiant
• Falter Be or become weak, unsteady, or uncertain
• Inflict Impose something unpleasant
• Puncture Pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
• Numb So frightened as to be unable to move
• Wretched Very unhappy; full of misery
• Mimic Imitate, especially for satirical effect
• Efficient Being effective without wasting time, effort, or expense
• Emphatically In a forceful manner; with emphasis
• Undertaking Any piece of work that is attempted
• Solace Comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable

Alla Inga Spara