Jimenez Giver Vocab

  • Utopia

    Utopia
    Utopia= an ideal community or perfect community Max was in the military school he saw the kids wake up in unison and get ready. They were all in organized form there were no pushing or pulling like in the kindergarten rooms. It was like the place was Utopia everything was so neat and perfect.
    Some antonyms of Utopia is apocalypse.
    Descrution
  • Conformity- The act of following others or doing what others do in order to fit in with them

    Conformity- The act of following others or doing what others do in order to fit in with them
    After when Max saw how the soldiers run he wanted to fit in the group so he ran beside them. After they were doing push-ups, Max was exhausted but conformity was more important to Max then losing his breath.
  • Chastise

    Chastise
    Chastise= to discipline or to punish
    When max went to sleep at 11 pm instead of 8 pm the commander had no other choice than to to chastise Max because he was cantankerous and very lazy while running a mile.
  • RECOLLECTION

    RECOLLECTION
    RECOLLECTION= a memory of an event
    While Max's commander was prepping the kids for the 5k run Max decided to talk to his friend James instead of listening to the information that was being given. The day of the 5k run came and he and his friend had no recollection of where they were supposed to meet their commander.
  • Vast

    Vast
    Vast= huge in size or extent; immense
    After Brian crashed in the wilderness the only thing he could see was the vast forest.
  • apprehensive

    apprehensive
    apprehensive= uneasy or fearful about something that might happen
    After getting in trouble at school Max was apprehensive of what punishment was waiting for him and wasn't willing to go home.