Nicoletti Giver Vocab

  • Recollection

    Definition: A memory; something that remembered or called
    Synonym: Recall, Memory
    Using his recollection, the boy remembered what he was trying to remember.
  • Prestige

    Definition: Status or influence; importance based on reputation
    Synonym: Dignity
    When he got in trouble his prestige was hurt.
  • Avert

    Definition: Turn Away
    Synonym: Avoid
    Sentence: The boy Averted when he saw the kid he disliked.
  • Hasty.

    Definition: Hurried and Rushed
    Synonym: Urgent, Speedy, Quickly
    Sentence: The boy got ready hastly when he was already late for his basketball game.
  • Indolence

    Definition: Laziness
    Synonym: Procrastination
    Sentence: The old man used Sundays as his indolence days
  • Unnerving

    Definition: unsettling and upsetting
    Synonym: Agitate
    Sentence: The food I ate last night was Unnerving and made me feel sick.
  • Requisitioned

    Definition: To demand or take
    Synonym: Claim, Demand, Buy
    Sentence: The thief Requisitioned the Million dollar painting, and then later got caught in a jewelry store.
  • Conspicuous

    Definition: Noticeable; East to see
    Synonym: Clear, Distinct
    Sentence: The answers on someone's paper were conspicuous to the boy, so he cheated and looked at her answers. The boy ended up failing the test.
  • Self-consciously

    Definition: Uncomfortably; showing you're embarrassed
    Synonym: Showing you're embarrassed
    Sentence: The boy was called on by the teacher to answer the question, even though he didn't know the answer. Everyone noticed he was being self-conciously for the rest of class
  • Tentatively

    Definition: Uncertainly and hesitantly
    Synonym: Conditionally
    Sentence: The girl was tentatively when she was handing her test in to be graded, because she didn't think she did good at all
  • Torrent

    Definition: Swift-flowing stream of something
    Synonym: Flood, Cascade
    Sentence: The water ride was for four people to ride down a Torrent on a raft.
  • Obsolete

    Definition: No longer useful
    Synonym: Out-of-date
    Sentence: The toy that the boy used to sleep with was obsolete, because he wasn't afraid of the dark anymore.
  • Unwieldy

    Definition: Difficult to handle or carry
    Synonym: Inconvenient
    Sentence: The heavy luggage was unwieldy for the young boy who had to carry it.
  • Wincing

    Definition: Shrinking back involuntarily
    Synonym: Flinch, Grimace
    Sentence: The flowers started to wince away when it didn't get watered.
  • Fretful

    Definition: Uneasy or distressed
    Synonym: Cranky, Critical
    Sentence: The boy was fretful when he realized he forgot to study for his big test in Spanish.
  • Admonition

    Definition: Warning
    Synonym: Forewarning, Warning
    Sentence: The man got an admonition to stop driving when he saw a cop nearby.
  • Relinquished

    Definition: Gave up or let go
    Synonym: Abandon, Handover, Surrender, Drop out
    Sentence: the boy had to relinquish his baby blanket that he's had since he was born.
  • Profound

    Definition: Intellectually deep; showing a lot of knowledge
    Synonym: Deep, intelligence
    When the girl got in trouble, the yelling had a deep profound on her.
  • Sheepish

    Definition: Shy; Bashful
    Synonym: Uncomfortable
    Sentence: The girl was sheepish when she had to present in front of the class.
  • Serenely

    Definition: Peacefully and calmly
    Synonym: Patiently
    Sentence: The boy was serenely waiting for his turn on the ride