The Giver Chapters 11-14

the longitudinal pieces on which a sled or sleigh slides

slope

refreshing; stimulating

relating to the science, art, or business of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; farming

no longer in use or no longer useful

the moving of items from one place to another

the average weather at a place including temperature, wind velocity, and precipitation over a period of time.

to attain awareness or understanding of

exhausted; fatigued

a branch of biology that deals with the heredity and variation of organisms.

colorless

released or delivered from some liability or requirement to which others are subject

a series of printed sheets bound together; books

advice given, especially as a result of consultation

a state of utter confusion

intense pain of mind or body

a salve for application to the skin

an introduction of a fluid under the skin or into a vein, usually via syringe (as for medical purposes)

liberation or recovery (as from pain)

intolerable; impossible to suffer through

formally requested

having a menacing, alarming character, foreshadowing evil or disaster

a fleeting trace