The Giver
Introduction and Chapter One
1. muse-- to think about something for a long time. 2. discard-- to throw away 3. speculation-- guess 4. propel-- to push or move with a lot of force 5. perceive-- 1) see 2) believe 6. premise-- an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based 7. cult--a religious group whose beliefs are considered extreme or strange by many people. 8. psychiatrist-- a doctor trained in psychiatry 9. de rigueur-- demanded for fashion or custom 10. Bar Mitzvah-- a ceremony for Jewish boy who reaches the age of 13 11. reassure-- make sb. less worried 12. empowerment-- giving sb. power or authority
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13. startling- extremely surprising 14. intriguing-- interesting because of being unusual 15. utopia-- a perfect society 16. dystopia-- an imaginary place in which everything is bad or unpleasant 17. outrage-- to cause sb. feel angry or shocked 18. engage-- interest 19. hypocrisy-- pretend to be nice 20. shatter -- break 21. squint-- partly close your eyes in order to see clearly 22. sleek--smooth and shiny 23. blur-- a shape you can’t see clearly 24. squat-- short and wide 25. rasping voice-- unpleasant sound 26. dwelling-- a place people live in 2
27. churn-- mix/move 28. crackle-- to make a lot of short sharp sounds 29. navigation-- the skill of plan a route 30. grim-- worrying; without hope 31. overwhelming-- very great or large 32. scold-- speak angrily to sb. 33. jeer-- laugh at 34. stumble-- fall 35. palpable-- that is easily noticed by the mind 36. streak-- speed 37. scramble-- bring into random order 38. grin-- smile widely 39. anthem-- a song which has a special importance for a country, an organization 40. at the conclusion of-- at the end of 3
41. patriotic-- expressing love of your country 42. hatchery-- a place for hatching eggs 43. distraught-- upset or anxious 44. rumpled-- untidy 45. in unison-- say or do sth. at the same time 46. distracted-- unable to pay attention to sth. 47. apprehensive-- feeling worried about sth. you are going to do 48. ritual--a series of actions that always performed in the same way 49. wheedle-- persuade sb. to give sth. by saying sth. nice but you don’t mean it 50. sift--separate sth. from a froup of things 51. ponder-- think about sth. carefully 52. resolve-- 1）solve; 2) decide 53. attentively-- listen carefully 54. disposition-- a particular character that sb. naturally has 4
55. lesser-- not important or great 56. spouse-- a husband or wife 57. adequately-- enough 58. restore-- bring back 59. confess-- to admit 60. transgression-- beyond the limit of what is legally acceptable 61. stroke-- move your hand gently over sth’s surface 62. sooth--calm 5
