The Giver vocab words

Palpable

very obvious and perceptible (adj.)

wheedle

to try to influence with enticing words (verb)

utopia

an idealistically perfect place or society (noun)

apprehensive

having fear or dread of possible harm (adj.)

petulant

fussy, bad tempered (adj.)

bewilderment

a state of mystification (noun)

reflective

relating to thinking to oneself (adj.)

distraught

deeply sad, worried, or distressed (adj.)

sift

to sort through or examine (verb)

dystopia

a very unpleasant imaginary world (noun)

chastisement

verbal punishment (noun)

remorse

regret for wrongdoing (noun)

mystified

confused someone on purpose (verb)

serene

peaceful and quiet (verb)

mischievious

sly and tricky in a playful or harmful manner (adj)

ironic

happening in an opposite way to what is expected (adj.)

aptitude

natural, untrained ability (noun)

chortle

noise that combines a chuckle and a snort (noun)

disposition

a person's temperament (noun)

nuisance

an inconvenience or bother