Ver Hoven Giver Vocabulary

  • Utopia

    Utopia
    Definition: an ideal community or perfect society
    Example: The gorgeous island was as close to a utopia as it could get.
    Antonyms: horrifying, futile, apocalyptic
  • Conformity

    Conformity
    Definition: The act of following others or doing what others do in order to fit in with them
    Example: Conformity was common whenever students went to a new school.
    Antonyms: unalike, different, diversity
  • Chastise

    Chastise
    Definition: to discipline or to punish
    Example: The boy was chastised after lying about being sick.
    Antonyms: forgiving, comfort, encourage
  • Recollection

    Recollection
    Definition: a memory of an event
    Example: His recollection of the time she fell of her bike brought fear to her.
    Antonyms: unknowing, amnesia, oblivious
  • Vast

    Vast
    Definition: huge in size or extent; immense
    Example: The blue whale is the biggest and most vast animal in the world.
    Antonyms: tiny, small, miniature
  • Apprehensive

    Apprehensive
    Definition: uneasy or fearful about something that might happen
    Example: The students felt apprehensive when the teacher began handing back their graded tests.
    Antonyms: brave, fearless, courageous