Battista Giver Vocab

  • Utopia

    Utopia

    definition: an ideal community or perfect society
    example: Until war broke out, Sam's safe and friendly community was a utopia.
    antonym: war
  • Conformity

    Conformity

    definition: The act of following others or doing what others do in order to fit in with them
    example: At the school the children dressed in conformity, wearing nearly identical uniforms.
    antonym: individuality, unique
  • Chastise

    Chastise

    definition: to discipline or punish
    example: When Samantha dropped the glass, her parents chastised her for doing so by making her clean up the mess.
    antonym: reward
  • Recollection

    Recollection

    definition: a memory of an event
    example: Valerie had good recollection of the soccer game where she shot two goals.
    antonym: forget,
  • Vast

    Vast

    definition: huge in size or extent; immense
    example: Jessica's knowledge of Taylor Swift was so vast, she could state all of her songs in less than ten minutes!
    antonyms: small, petite, tiny
  • Apprehensive

    Apprehensive

    definition: uneasy or fearful about something that might happen
    example: Katarina was apprehensive about the upcoming soccer game, where she would be playing a new position.
    antonyms: excited, joyful, content