Vocabulary From The Giver

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Across
  1. 7. Those who have this occupation are found cleaning the community. For example, they may sweep the streets, take care of and pick up garbage, and dispose of leftover food.
  2. 10. An honored being who carries several memories and advises The Committee of Elders with said memories.
  3. 11. The ceremony in which children who are newly of the age of twelve receive their predetermined 'assignments.' This occurs in December.
  4. 13. When people in the community are lethally injected and their bodies are thrown away. This occurs as a form of population control in infancy, in the years of elderly age, or as a form of punishments.
  5. 14. An additional section to an already existing building.
  6. 15. The ones who take care and raise the newborn infants ONLY up to the age of one.
  7. 17. A being who transmits memories to The Receiver and loses traces of said memories in the process.
  8. 18. The occupations of the people of the community. These are given to children who are of the age of twelve.
  9. 19. People of this occupation simply provide the community with children for only three years and become laborers afterwards.
Down
  1. 1. A feeling of anxiety that something unpleasant will occur.
  2. 2. The capacity to be able to see and receive the past and memories of the community.
  3. 3. Units in which residents of the community live in.
  4. 4. The governing body of the community who organize laws, assignments, and ceremonies.
  5. 5. "parents-of-the-parents"
  6. 6. A plush animal given to children who are the age of seven and younger. These are taken away once said children turn eight years of age.
  7. 8. Where the elderly reside until they are released.
  8. 9. The act of punishing another.
  9. 12. The lack of individuality in which everyone is equal.
  10. 16. Dreams and/or visions that bring pleasure. Pills are taken to prevent these from reoccurring.
  11. 20. The previous Receiver before Jonas. Requested release after memories of anguish disturbed her.