Collins Giver Vocab

  • Hasty

    Hurried and rushed.
    fast
    I hastly did my homework so I could go outside
  • recollection

    a memory; something remembered or recalled
    rememberence
    I had a sad recollection thinking of my grandma that passed away.
  • profound

    intellectually deep; showing a lot of knowledge
    knowledgable
    I was profound about topics in social studies.
  • Prestige

    status or influence; importance based on reputation
    influence
    I was prestige with topics in social studies.
  • Sheepish

    shy; bashful
    antisocial
    The baby was sheepish when she had to meet new people.
  • serenly

    peacefully and calmly
    no disturbance
    When nobody was home the house was serenly.
  • Avert

    turn away
    no tolerance
    People averted after seeing the price of a house.
  • Indolence

    Laziness
    Unwanting
    The Indolence young man didn't want to do his chores
  • Unnerving

    Unsettling and upsetting
    Sad
    My family was unnerving when my nana passed away.
  • Requistoned

    to demand or take
    Get told
    I was requistioned to do my chores by my mom.
  • Conspicuous

    noticeable; easy to see
    Noticeable
    The black bear was conspicuous running the woods.
  • Self Consciously

    uncomfortably; showing you're embarrassed
    Uncomfortably
    I was self consciously when all my friends sang happy birthday to me.
  • tentatively

    uncertainly and hesitantly
    Uncertainly
    I tentatively took food from the kitchen to my room when my parents were watching tv on the couch.
  • Torrent

    swift-flowing stream of something
    flood
    A few months ago Texas was faced with a torrent.
  • Obsolete

    no longer useful
    timeworn
    The car was obsolete because it doesn't start anymore.
  • Unwieldy

    difficult to carry or handle
    pounderous
    The unwiedly 50 pound sand bags were very hard to carry.
  • Wincing

    shrinking back involuntarily
    flinch
    I was wincing when my friends got in a fist fight.
  • Fretful

    uneasy or distressed
    edgy
    The 6th graders were fretful when they hacked their friends phone and added a lot of pictures to their camera roll.
  • Admonition

    warning
    advice
    The meteorologist warns people when a storm is coming and how far away it is.
  • Relinquished

    gave up or let go
    hand over
    I relinquished my quad to my dads friend because his son really wanted a quad as a birthday gift.