The Giver Comparison Essay

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9)adj. Utopian- A perfect world.
“The Giver” is about a utopian society where everyone and everything looks the same and there’s nothing more outstanding than other things.
Our society isn't close at all at being a utopian world because we revolve too much around crime and starvation.
The Island was close enough to a utopia, but wasn't completely perfect.
10) v. Vacillate- To waiver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
Each time we went to watch a movie she would vacillate before decision which movie to watch.
Due to my lack of presentation for the test, I would often vacillate which was the correct answer.
In a debate you have to have a clear position and avoid to vacillate which will make your claim confusing. Lesson 34
V. Validate- To verify. We requested to validate our parking ticket in order to pay less. Turnitin validates our submissions into checking that there isn't an excessive amount of plagiarizing. When traveling anywhere, the airline validates our passports and tickets before departing on the plane. 2) v. Venerate- To respect or worship something. The town plans to venerate the town hero y making a statue of him in the central park. The couple spent their whole life venerating each other that they lived many happy years together. The town venerated the fireman after saving the family stuck in the burning building. 3) adj. Verbose- An excessive amount of words; tedious. The verbose girl went on ranting about her ex relationship. When looking for books, I often try to avoid verbose authors and look for books that don't exceed 500 pages. Because she has a hard time focusing, she often find it had to listen verbose speeches. 4) adj. Viable- Possibility if being able to exist or develop: practicable. Because they found their project viable, they decided not to do it. Bookstores views online books sellers as viable because they are their only competition. Youtube has become such popular viable source for independent filmmaker who can’t afford to distribute their work in the traditional manner. 5) adj. Vicarious- Experience something through watching, hearing or reading about it, but not experiencing it yourself. As I watched a traveling documentary, I got a vicarious feeling in which I was able to go to places like that. Because he’s blind he’s often vicarious and listens to stories of other in order to imagine himself in such places. When their daughter skipped school for day, the parents felt a vicarious feeling of guilt. 6) v. Vilify- to use slander and abusive statements against someone. Her mother was truly destroyed when her soon vilified against her when they got in an argument. Man students often vilify each other within the use of social media and the internet. The celebrity sued the author of an article after the celebrity felt she was vilifying her as a bad mother. 7) adj. Vindictive- Revenge. After she caught her husband cheating on her she was vindictive and burnt all his clothes. In the outside she may seem innocent and sweet, but I believe she is vindictive in the outside, due to her difficult childhood. The client lost his opportunity to win
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4) adj. Wanton- Not having feelings or concern for the rights of others; senseless.
His wanton for others didn’t stop him from driving under the influence of alcohol.
The neighborhood didn't was in shocked when the inncoent looking tenneager was accused of wanton robbery toward the neighbors that were recently robbed.
The man was set out for a death penalty after being accused for a wanton of killing six children.
5) v. Whet- To sharpen or make desire.
Certain companies use celebrities in their commercials in order to make consumers whet their products.
When I walk into a restaurant, the smell of food usually whet my appetite.
After the candidates gave their speeches it was enough to whet the curiosities of the audience of who to vote for.
6) v. Wither- To dry up or shrivel.
My grandma’s garden is starting to wither because of the heat and sun.
When I was in charge of watering my neighbor’s plants, I neglected and they began to wither.
After she dies her hair, it began to wither from the dye.
7) v. Writhe- To twist as if from pain or

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