The Giver Chapters 15-23

great and bloody slaughter (as in a battle)

any of several deep purplish reds

rising and moving in waves or billows

calling upon in supplication; beseeching; begging for urgently or anxiously

bad smell; stink

a brick, stone, or cement area in front of a fireplace; the floor of a fireplace

with a feeling of satisfaction with one's possessions, status, or situation

placed under a ban or restriction

anticipating the best possible outcome

made more acute; sharpened

walked or marched steadily or usually laboriously

emitting suffused or glowing light; softly radiant

a device used to inject fluids into or withdraw them from something (as the body or its cavities)

one that receives and contains something; a container

an inclined plane, sloping channel, or passage down or through which things may pass

given legal power or rights

noticeable, attracting attention

secretively; furtively

a person who flees or tries to escape

a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches

a dwelling place

longed for persistently, wistfully, or sadly

cut or gash

regretfully; sorrowfully