The Giver Chapter 1~2

3. n. one’s ability to learn a particular kind of work or activity quickly and to do it well.
5. adv. at once, instantly
8. a. so upset and worried that they cannot think clearly.
10. a. afraid that something bad may happen.
13. a. harsh or grating, rough
14. n. a place where someone lives
16. v. admit
17. a. overpowering
18. v. you say it very quietly, so that not many people can hear what you are saying.

1. v. they try to persuade someone to do or give them what they want, for example by saying nice things that they do not mean.
2. a. creased or untidy.
4. a. repulsive, disgusting
6. a. it is obvious or intense and easily noticed
7. n. a religious service or other ceremony which involves a series of actions performed in a fixed order.
9. n. a state of excitement or anxiety about something that is going to happen very soon
11. v. you look at it with your eyes partly closed.
12. v. you shake with fear, horror, or disgust, or because you are cold.
13. n. memory
15. n. a person who nurtures.
19. a. unknown, unnamed
20. v. a particular way of doing something.