Scott- Giver Vocab

  • recollection

    recollection
    a memory; something remembered or recalled
    Sentence- Just as I was leaving the door I had a recollection that I had a field trip and the bus was leaving early.
    Synonym- recall, remember
  • profound

    profound
    intellectually deep; showing a lot of knowledge
    Sentence- The karate professor was very profound, so the students did not question his methods.
    Synonyms- wise, knowledgeable
  • prestige

    prestige
    status or influence; importance based on reputation
    Sentence- In Black Panther, T´Challa has a great prestige over the people of Wauconda.
    Synonym- power, importance, standing, prominence, reputation
  • sheepish

    sheepish
    shy; bashful
    Sentence- The sheepish child hid behind, his mom when they walked into the school.
    Synonyms- shy, quiet
  • Serenely

    Serenely
    peacefully and calmly
    Sentence- Serenely the teacher advanced to the crying, angry child, to calm her down.
    Synonyms- relaxed, eased
  • avert

    avert
    turn away
    Sentence- The child immediately adverted the plate, as soon as she saw vegetables on it.
    Synonyms- reject, avoid
  • hasty

    hasty
    hurried and rush
    Sentence- The stressed uber driver had to be hasty to be able to pick up the important customer on time.
    Synonyms- urgent, quickly
  • indolence

    indolence
    laziness
    Sentence- The girl had so much indolence, so she did not do her work.
    Synonyms- sluggish, tired
  • Unnerving

    Unnerving
    unsettling and upsetting
    Sentence- The tiny speck of expo marker left on the clean white board, was very unnerving to my OCD.
    Synonym- unsettle, agitate, bother
  • requisitioned

    requisitioned
    to demand or take
    Sentence- The women requisitioned her expensive purse from the thief.
    Synonyms- seize, occupy
  • Conspicuous

    Conspicuous
    noticeable; easy to see
    Sentence- The brown bear was conspicuous, in the Arctic, causing it to be killed by predators.
    Synonyms- visible, detecatable
  • Self-consciously

    Self-consciously
    uncomfortably; showing you're embarrassed
    Sentence- When the teen was stared at for sneezing, she self-consciously cowered and hid behind her sweatshirt.
    Synonyms- awkward, uncomfortable
  • Tentatively

    Tentatively
    uncertainly and hesitantly
    Sentence- The boy tentatively signed the risky contract that could put him in great debt or make him a millionaire.
    Synonyms- uncertain, debateable
  • torrent

    torrent
    swift-flowing stream of something
    Sentence- The torrent carried the kayak down the river all the way to the lake.
    Synonyms- tide, flow
  • obsolete

    obsolete
    no longer useful
    Sentence- The flashlight was obsolete when the day came, in the forest, so we decided to leave it behind.
    Synonyms- useless, unsignificant
  • unwieldy

    unwieldy
    difficult to carry or handle
    Sentence- The elephant was unwieldy because he was stubborn and was difficult to transport on the circus train.
    Synonyms- heavy, bulky
  • wincing

    wincing
    shrinking back involuntarily
    Sentence- I was wincing at the Hibachi dinner when the chef juggled knives and lit a fire on the stove.
    Synonyms- cringe, flinch
  • Fretful

    Fretful
    uneasy or distressed
    Sentence- The parent was fretful letting his child swim without help for the first time.
    Synonyms- tense, unsettled
  • Admonition

    Admonition
    warning
    Sentence-The admonition precautioned us to wear mask in the mining cave so we didn't breath in too much rocky air.
    Synonyms- precaution, warning
  • Relinquished

    Relinquished
    gave up or let go
    Sentence- The thief relinquished the bags of money, once he saw thousands of police cars surrounding him.
    Synonyms- release, hand over