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Utopia
Definition: an ideal community or perfect society. Example: When James first drove through the streets of the city, the tall silver buildings and friendly, giving citizens made him believe that this city was an utopia, running organized and smoothly. Antonyms: corrupt, unorganized, unsafe, imperfect, flawed. -
Conformity
Definition: The act of following others or doing what others do in order to fit in with them. Example: Jack who always had the same group friends, changed his personality and style, for he thought conformity and being similar to one of the "cool" kids, would help him make new friends in the more popular group of kids at school. Antonyms: Different, unique. -
Chastise
Definition: to discipline or to punish. Example: Bobby, who was in need of a sugary treat, disobeyed his mother's strict rule of only eating healthy, ate a whole tub of ice cream, and then was chastised disregarding his mother's rules. Antonyms: Reward, Award, Benefit. -
Recollection
Definition: A memory of an event. Example: Jackson had no recollection of having a sibling, which is a topic that made him very delicate, for his long lost brother, whom he had not known about until recently, showed up yesterday at his door. Antonyms: Forget, Irretrievable, -
Vast
Definition: Huge in size or extent; immense. Example: Laura scanned the vast desert, stretching miles in the distance, realizing she had been hiking for hours. Antonyms: Small, Powerless, Miniature -
Apprehensive
Definition: uneasy or fearful about something that might happen. Example: It was presentation day and Sam was apprehensive about showing his project in front of the class, for he had a fear of public speaking. Antonyms: Excited, Encouraged, Unafraid.
