Rambo-Giver Vocab

  • Relinquished
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    Relinquished

    Gave up or let go
    1. Released
    2. Freed
    The old woman relinquished her grip on her granddaughters ear upon hearing the apology.
  • recollection

    A memory, something remembered or recalled
    1.Memory
    2.Remembering
    As I was walking along the shoreline I had a recollection of fishing with my grandpa and my brother
  • Profound

    Intellectually deep; showing a lot of knowledge.
    1.Thoughtful
    2.Insightful
    The professor was a very profound person, always lost in thought or buried in a book.
  • Prestige

    Status or influence; importance based on reputation
    1.Level 2.Status
    Harvard is a very prestigious school that is difficult to get into.
  • serenely

    Peacefully and calmly
    1.Calmly
    2.Tranquil
    The water ran down the rock serenely, barely making a sound.
  • Avert

    Avert

    Turn away
    1.Look away
    2.Turn
    The girl had to avert er eyes from the disgraceful outhouse.
  • Sheepish

    Sheepish

    Shy; bashful
    1.Shy
    2.uncomfortable
    The boy was very sheepish and turned away when the girl said hi to him.
  • Hasty

    Hasty

    Hurried and rushed
    1.Rushed
    2.Forced
    The boy hastily stowed the papers under his bed in an attempt to hide them from his mother.
  • Indolonce

    Indolonce

    Laziness
    1.Lazy
    2.Sluggishness
    The young man's indolence had caused his roommate to apply for a new dorm.
  • Unnerving

    Unnerving

    Unsettling and upsetting
    1. Unsettling
    2. Worrisome
    The appearance of the monster, Apyr, was unnerving for the relatively new gamer.
  • Requisitioned

    Requisitioned

    To demand or take
    1.Demand
    2. Grab
    The mother requisitioned medicine for her child who was in terrible condition after leaving his cold untreated for weeks.
  • Conspicious

    Conspicious

    Noticeable; easy to see
    1. Unprotected
    2.Uncovered
    The sheep was very conspicuous , standing in the middle of the field.
  • Self-consciously

    Self-consciously

    Uncomfortably; showing you're embarrassed
    1. uncomfortable
    2. embarrassed
    The kid self-consciously admitted his most embarrassing moment to his friends.
  • Tentatively

    Tentatively

    uncertainty and hesitantly
    1. Nervously
    2.Cautiously
    The sheep tentatively climbed the tree, uncertain whether his friends were serious about it being safe or not.
  • torrent

    torrent

    Swift flowing stream of something
    1.Flow
    2. Stream
    There was a torrent of children running through the schoolyard to the buses.
  • Obsolete

    Obsolete

    No longer useful
    1. Useless
    2. Outdated
    After the invention of printers and computers typewriters became obsolete.
  • Wincing

    Wincing

    Shrinking back involuntarily
    1. Cringing
    2.Flinching
    The new salmon hatchery attendant winced after seeing the fish get killed and packaged.
  • Fretful

    Fretful

    Uneasy or Distressed
    1. uncomfortable
    2. Nervous
    The new mother was fretful after her baby had to be taken into the emergency room.
  • Admonition

    Admonition

    Warning
    1. Warning
    2. Caution
    The young man remembered his brother's admonition as he walked into the abandoned house but he definitely didn't believe in ghosts.