Costa Giver Vocabulary

By SabrinaC.

  • Recollection

    It is when you remember a memory, or recalled something something.
    Ex: I had a recollection of the first time I went to six flags.
    Syn: memory, recalled, reminiscence, retrospection

  • Profound

    showing a lot of knowledge and being intellectually deep.
    Syn: thorough, philosophical, deep, serious, subtle, intelligent
    ex: She was profound with the knowlegde of genetics in her whole project.

  • Prestige

    Someones status or there reputation.
    syn:status, dignity, weight, power, importance, prominence
    ex: Her Prestige was known to be very responsible and kind.

  • sheepish

    to be shy
    syn: bashful, insecure, embarrassed

  • sencerly

    to do something peacefully and calmly
    Syn: sincere, calmy, meaningful,peaceful
    She sencerly apoligized for her behavior.

  • hasty

    to be rushed or hurried
    syn: swift or urgent
    Ex: Peter was very hasty running to class

  • indolence

    laziness or to be lazy
    syn: procrastination, laziness
    ex: The indolence Sydney had when she came home angered her parents.

  • Unerving

    unsettling or upsetting
    syn: uncomfortable, nuisance
    The sound the chalk board made as she wrote was unnerving.

  • requisitioned

    to demand or to take
    syn: demand, request, exact, order
    I requisitioned my book from my sister.

  • conspicuous

    noticeable or easy to see
    syn:evident, clear, distinct
    Sent: The directions on the board where very conspicuous, so it was so confusing as to why the girl was so confused.

  • Self- consciously

    uncomfortably or showing your embarrassed
    syn: insecure, or with great embarrassment
    sent: Jackie Self- consciously walked to the front of the classroom.

  • tentatively

    uncertainly and hesitantly
    syn: conditionally, temporarily
    sent: She would tentatively go into her classroom after school trying to cheat on homework.

  • torrent

    a swift flowing stream
    syn:tide, stream, flood
    sentence: The torrent stream was cold as she stepped in the water.

  • obsolete

    no longer of use or useful
    syn: dated, timeworn
    sent: The phone he was using was obsolete and couldn't connect to the new bluetooth speaker.

  • unwidley

    difficult to hold, carry, or to handle
    Syn: difficult, heavy, uncontrollable
    sent: This problem is very unwidley and you should choose your choices carefully.

  • wincing

    shrinking back involuntarily
    syn: back off, shrink, cringe
    sen: She began wincing as she removed the arrow from her leg.