Signorile Giver vocab

  • Utopia

    Utopia
    Definition: (noun) an ideal community or perfect society
    Example: Megan and her family moved to a utopia for spring break, where an ideal community was presented
  • Conformity

    Conformity
    Definition: (noun) The act of following others or doing what others do in order to fit in with them.
    Example: Alexis had to use conformity in a way of doing the same things as what the preppy kids are doing by how she dresses.
    Conform is the verb of conformity.
    Example: I conformed to wear the same dress similar to the one that my friends are wearing so that I won't get kicked out of the party.
  • Chastise

    Chastise
    Chastise (verb): to discipline or to punish.
    Example: All the 5th graders were bullying the 4th graders. As a result, the principle chastised them by giving them detention for two weeks.
  • Recollection

    Recollection
    Recollection (noun): a memory of an event
    Example: Damien finally got a recollection of the last time where he placed his phone.
  • Vast

    Vast
    Vast (adjective) : huge in size or extent immense
    Example: The IMAX theater was vast with its humungous structure.
  • Apprehensive

    Apprehensive
    Apprehensive (adjective): uneasy or fearful about something that might happen
    Example: Amy feels apprehensive about the possibility of failing on her language arts homework assignment.