Feelings
The warmth of the sun was a new and wonderful ___________ for Jonas to receive.
Sensation
Asher received a public ___________ every time he used the word "smack" instead of "snack."
chastise
The instructions for his Assignment were strangely ___________, simply stating that he would experience pain.
vague
The narrator often uses a neutral and detached ___________ when describing the routine of the community.
tone
The community considered the concept of having pets, like dogs or cats, to be a foolish and ___________ practice.
obsolete
Jonas felt ___________ and worried about what his Assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve would be.
apprehensive
Jonas knew that not using specific language was a ___________ of the community rules.
transgression
The ___________ of the word "release" is simply 'to let go,' masking its true meaning.
denotation
The Giver used pleasant memories to establish a calm ___________ in the Annex room during their sessions.
mood
The community was designed to be a ___________, but it ultimately sacrificed too much.
utopia
The Giver used the memory of a soothing sail to try and ___________ the pain from the broken leg.
assuage
The Elders had to ___________ the new rule that children were not to ride bicycles until the age of nine.
impose
Jonas could only ___________ the secret of his training and the memories to The Giver
confide
Loss and the value of memory are central ___________ in the novel.
thematic topics
The community, despite its appearance, functions as a ___________ because of its restrictive rules and lack of feeling.
dystopia
The memory of warfare caused Jonas to scream aloud in ___________ for the dying soldier.
anguish
Fiona had a ___________ urge to touch the elephant in the memory, despite knowing it was dangerous.
compulsive
When The Giver told Jonas that his parents had lied, Jonas was utterly ___________ and confused.
mystified
The ___________ of "love" was simply intense feeling, the dictionary definition did not capture its power.
connotation
The Giver transmitted a ___________ memory of children laughing joyfully on Christmas morning.
vivid
Receiving the memory of the sun hurting his skin was an ___________ pain for Jonas, being so unused to it.
excruciating
The community's entire social ___________ was built upon the idea of Sameness and complete control.
structure
No one found the story of a world with colors and hills to be ___________ until Jonas received the memories.
credible
The ___________ of The Giver is that true happiness requires experiencing pain and freedom of choice.
theme
The ___________ of the bright, colorful memory of Christmas next to the gray, bland reality of the dwelling was striking.
juxtaposition