Week Three Vocab: The Giver And Drama

Front 1

Antagonist

Back 1

The "bad guy" or villain; the character who places obstacles in the path of the protagonist to prevent him/her from achieving his/her goal.

Hint 1

Some people say the antagonist in "The Giver" is the society Jonas lives in, but in most stories it's one person.

Front 2

Apprehensive

Back 2

Uneasy or nervous about a future event.

Hint 2

Jonas was apprehensive about the Ceremony of Twelve.

Front 3

Augment

Back 3

To make larger, enlarge in size, strength, or number.

Hint 3

If you already have your lunch packed but decide to add an apple, you are augmenting your lunch.

Front 4

Blocking

Back 4

In theater, the act of arranging the pattern of movement that characters follow onstage.

Hint 4

When the director of a play tells you to walk upstage to speak a line, he or she is blocking.

Front 5

Climax

Back 5

The most intense and exciting point in the action of a story.

Hint 5

You might say that the climax of "The Giver" is when Jonas escapes.

Front 6

Denouement

Back 6

The part of a story where the conflict is resolved; the outcome.

Hint 6

The denouement of "The Giver" is when Jonas reaches a town at the end of the book.

Front 7

Dialogue

Back 7

The words spoken by characters in a story or play.

Hint 7

It's what you say, not what you do!

Front 8

Downstage

Back 8

The part of the stage closest to the audience.

Hint 8

Important characters in a scene are often placed downstage.

Front 9

Dramatis Personae

Back 9

A Latin term for the list of characters participating in a play.

Hint 9

If you are in a play, you will be included in the Dramatis Personae.

Front 10

Excruciating

Back 10

Intensely painful; unbearable; intense.

Hint 10

The Giver warns Jonas that his training will be excruciating.

Front 11

Gravitate

Back 11

To be attracted to a particular object; to move toward that object.

Hint 11

Think of the way that gravity makes things fall to the ground.

Front 12

Lethargy

Back 12

The state of being drowsy, lazy, or slow-moving.

Hint 12

At the end of a long day, you might feel lethargic.

Front 13

Loomed

Back 13

To be impending or seem imminent in a threatening way; a large, distorted image glimpsed ahead.

Hint 13

The Ceremony of Twelve loomed before Jonas, making him anxious.

Front 14

Ominous

Back 14

Foreboding, threatening; acting as an omen.

Hint 14

During Jonas' escape, the sight of planes searching for him was ominous.

Front 15

Palpable

Back 15

Tangible; able to be perceived through the senses (smelled, touched, et cetera).

Hint 15

A Valentine's Day present is palpable, but love is not.

Front 16

Permeate

Back 16

To pass into or through every part of something; to diffuse into a space.

Hint 16

On nacho day, the smell of hot cheese permeates the cafeteria, exciting students and making them want to go to lunch early.

Front 17

Protagonist

Back 17

The main character or "hero" of a story.

Hint 17

Jonas is the protagonist of "The Giver"

Front 18

Soliloquy

Back 18

A long speech or discourse spoken by a character who ignores or is oblivious of his or her audience.

Hint 18

If I ever talk too much during class, raise your hand and say, "Ms. Lomelo, your lecture today is like a long, boring soliloquy!"

Front 19

Stealthily

Back 19

To move quietly, intending to avoid notice.

Hint 19

If you are sneaking around past your bedtime, you will probably move stealthily because you don't want to get caught!

Front 20

Upstage

Back 20

The part of the stage farthest from the audience.

Hint 20

Less important characters or non-speaking characters might be located upstage.