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Definition: status or influence; importance based on reputation
Example: The job of birth giver has very low prestige.
Synonym: Standing, Prominence -
Definition: a memory; something remembered or recalled
Example: Earlier today I had a recollection of my childhood years when I passed my old house while driving down the street.
Synonym: reminiscence, recollection -
Definition: intellectually deep; showing a lot of knowledge
Example: You don't usually expect children to be particularly intelligent but when you listen to them, sometimes they can say the most profound things.
Synonym: Philosophical, wise -
Definition: Shy, Bashful
Example: The young boy at daycare was rather sheepish while hiding behind his mother.
Synonym: Timid, Mousy -
Definition: Peacefully and calmly
Example: The girl layed serenely under the canopy as she let the warm tropical breeze wash over her.
Synonym: Tranquil, Peaceful -
Definition: Turn away
Example: I averted my eyes away from my friends paper when the teacher looked my way to see if I was cheating.
Synonym: Avoid, Look away -
Definition: hurried and rush
Example: The girl was very hasty trying to catch the bus.
Synonym: Speedy, Fast -
Definition: Laziness
Example: The girl was a pure sign of indolence as she layed on her paid playing on her phone instead of cleaning her room.
Synonym: Inactivity, Idleness -
Definition: unsettling and upsetting
Example: Seeing the woman not look at her baby while she was crying was slightly unnerving.
Synonym: demoralize, frighten -
Definition: to demand or take
Example: The teacher requisitioned that I giver my phone that I had been playing games on.
Synonym: command, confiscate -
Definition: noticeable; easy to see
Example: The 7ft tall man looked very conspicuous in his neon orange shirt.
Synonym: visible -
Definition:uncomfortably; showing you're embarrassed
Example: The girl looked self-consciously down at her torn shoes.
Synonym: Insecurely -
Definition: uncertainly and hesitantly
Example: She looked tentatively at the clock worried about her test next period.
Synonym: Anxious -
Definition: swift-flowing stream of something
Example: The torrent of crystals flowed through the air.
Synonym: wave like -
Definition: no longer useful
Example: My purpose as a teacher was obsolete now that the school closed down.
Synonym: purposeless -
Definition: difficult to carry or handle
Example: The umbrella was unwieldy to carry as it was so light.
Synonym: unmaneuverable -
Definition: shrinking back involuntarily
Example: The girl winced when her band aid was ripped off.
Synonym: whimpered -
definition: warning
Example: The teacher gave the girl an admonition about her talking in class.
Synonym: forewarning -
definition: gave up or let go
example: I relinquished my right to vote.
Synonym: released -
definition:uneasy or distressed
example: She was fretful that her teacher would realize she did not read chapter 10.
Synonym: worried
