Coyle: Giver Vocabulary

By mcoyle
  • Utopia

    Utopia
    Definition: an ideal community or perfect society. Example Sentence: The city was often referred to as a utopia due to its beautiful scenery and calming atmosphere. Antonyms: War, Terrorism.
  • Conformity

    Conformity
    Definition: The act of following others or doing what others do in order to fit in with them
    Example sentence: The teenager went on a shopping spree because she wanted to be in conformity with all of the other kids at school.
    Antonyms: Stand out, different
  • Chastise

    Chastise
    Definition: to discipline or to punish
    Example sentence: Kelly snuck out of the house for the 3rd time this week. Her parent were awake and they saw her to they chastise her.
    Antonyms: rewarded, congratulated
  • Recollection

    Recollection
    Definition: a memory of an event
    Example sentence: The day my dog died was the worst day of my whole life. I recollected about the day and how I cried so much.
    Antonyms: Forget, can't remember
  • Vast

    Vast
    Definition: huge in size or extent; immense
    Example Sentence: The field was so vast that I couldn't even see my friend who was standing on the other side of the field.
    Antonyms: Small, tight
  • Apprehensive

    Apprehensive
    Definition: uneasy or fearful about something that might happen
    Example Sentence: I was very apprehensive about my dance studio. There was something just not quite right about the situation.
    Antonyms: Positive, Easy going