Week 1 Vocabulary
a task or job given to someone
assignment
you offer this to someone feeling sad.
sympathy
a heavy load to carry
burden
the very top
summit
Where memories go when the Receiver dies.
Into the community
a place to live
dwelling
we get this from food
nourishment
completely dry
parched
dying for lack of food
starving
Rosemary
a failed Receiver or the Givers daughter
things we do for fun
recreation
one who comes after
successor
exactly the same
identical
automatically; unthinkingly
instinctively
Leader of the community
Chief Elder
punishment
chastisement
banned; illegal
prohibited
crime; rule breaking
violation
many
numerous
evening ritual
Sharing of Feelings
nervous; worried
apprehensive
paused; waited; held back
hesitated
destroyed
devastated
watchful; alert
vigilant
Larissa lived there
House of the Old
ceremonies
rituals
important
significant
hopeful
optimistic
escapees; runaways
fugitives
Gabriel almost died there
Nurturing Center