Bennett Giver Vocabulary

  • Utopia

    Utopia
    Definition: An ideal community or perfect society. Example Sentence: If we lived in a utopia, world peace would be a reality, and not just my biggest hope for humanity. Antonyms: War, Dictators.
  • Conformity

    Conformity
    Definition: The act of following others or doing what others do in order to fit in with them. Example sentence: The rest of the girls at my table wore skirts, and I wore jeans, and I knew if I didn't react to their undeniable conformity, they would kick me out. So I bought a skirt. Antonyms: Different, Unique.
  • Chastise

    Chastise
    Definition: to discipline or punish. Example Sentence: Marie decided it would be funny to turn the gas on in the Science lab, and the school had to be evacuated. Once the principal realized that she had done it, she was chastised by getting after school suspension for the remainder of the school year. Antonyms: Rewarded, Praised.
  • Recollection

    Recollection
    Definition: a memory of an event. Example Sentence: After the coma, I had no recollection of what had happened before I was emitted to the hospital. Antonyms: Forget.
  • Apprehensive

    Apprehensive
    Definition: uneasy or fearful about something that might happen. Example Sentence: I was extremely apprehensize about participating in Black Friday. I have heard that many people get trampled, and seriously injured. Antonyms: Confident, Excited.
  • Vast

    Vast
    Definition: huge in size or extent; immense. Example Sentence: The Omni- Theater was vast, with over 100,000 seats. I believed if you could take out the seats and fill it with water, you could host the Olympics in it! Antonyms: Miniature, Small, Tiny.