The Giver Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 9. adj. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  2. 11. noun cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger)
  3. 13. noun inherent ability
  4. 14. adj. lively excitement or energy
  5. 17. verb yield to the control of another; release, as from one's grip;
  6. 20. adj. difference between what is expected and what actually is
  7. 22. noun the savage and excessive killing of many people
  8. 24. noun faithful support for a religion or cause or political party
  9. 25. verb cause to be unable to move
  10. 29. verb become conscious of; to become aware of through the senses
  11. 30. adj. make a desperate appeal
  12. 31. adj. dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
  13. 33. adj. extremely painful
  14. 35. noun the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; something acquired
  15. 36. adj. overly generous or kind
Down
  1. 1. adj. to feel distress or irritation
  2. 2. adj. incapable of being put up with
  3. 3. adj. curved or curving in and out
  4. 4. verb be attracted to; move toward
  5. 5. noun an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
  6. 6. adv. in a way that lacks confidence; hesitantly
  7. 7. fascinated
  8. 8. adj. making lively and cheerful
  9. 10. verb transfer to another
  10. 12. adj. marked by extreme care in treatment of details
  11. 13. verb provide physical relief, as from pain; satisfy (thirst)
  12. 15. adj. freed from or not subject to an obligation
  13. 16. full of energy and life
  14. 18. adj. not consistent with or using reason
  15. 19. noun a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
  16. 21. noun the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
  17. 23. adj. totally perplexed and mixed up
  18. 25. noun setting something apart from others
  19. 26. noun inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
  20. 27. noun a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
  21. 28. verb relieve temporarily; postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
  22. 32. noun a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
  23. 34. adj. obvious to the eye or mind