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Recollection
Definition: a memory;something remembered or recalled.
Sentence: Zoe had a recollection of her past, and what her life was like before she grew up.
Synonyms: memory, remembrance -
Profound
Definition: intellectually deep; showing a lot of knowledge.
Sentence: Zoe had a profound thought when thinking of what to do for her social studies project.
Synonyms: intense/deep/great/, intelligent/learned. -
Prestige
Definition: status or influence; importance based on reputation.
Sentence: Zoe was such a prestige to everybody, because of how she cared so much for everybody, and everything.
Synonyms: status, reputation -
Serenely
Definition: peacefully and calmly
Sentence: The women sat serenely while waiting to be called to get her check up at the doctors
Synonyms: patiently, quietly -
Avert
Definition: turn away
Sentence: The teenager averted when she saw one of her teachers at the mall on the weekend.
Synonyms: turn aside, turn away -
Sheepish
Definition: shy;bashful
Sentence: The little girl was very sheepish when she had to take a picture with the Easter bunny.
Synonyms: uncomfortable, shy -
Hasty
Definition: hurried and rushed
Sentence: This morning Zoe felt hasty because she had just woke up, and her bus was coming in ten minutes.
Synonyms: quick, hurried -
Indolence
Definition: Laziness
Sentence: Zoe had an indolence feeling on sunday, and all she did was sit around and watch tv.
Synonyms: slothfulness, inactivity -
Unnerving
Definition: unsettling and upsetting
Sentence: It was very unnerving for Zoe when her dog passed away, and she couldn't stop crying for almost a week.
Synonyms: upset, weaken -
Requistioned
Definition: to demand or take
Sentence: Zoe requisitioned that Allie do the drawing for the project, and she will do the writing, because that's what they are better, and strong at.
Synonyms: request, order -
Tentatively
Definition: uncertainly and hesitantly
Sentence: The teenager acted very tentatively when answering a question on a math test, because he didn't know if the answer was correct.
Synonyms: hesitant, not sure -
Conspicuous
Definition: noticeable; easy to see
Sentence: When we were playing hide and go seek at the park, my friend was very conspicuous and I found her very easily.
Synonyms: clear, visible -
Self-consciously
Definition: uncomfortably; showing you're embarrassed
Sentence: The little girl acted very self-consciously when she messed up a song she was singing in front of the class for talent day.
Synonyms: embarrassed, uncomfortable -
torrent
definition: swift-flowing stream of something
sentence: After the big hurricane, the people who lived by the shore had a torrent of ocean water everywhere.
synonyms: flood, stream -
obsolete
definition: no longer useful
sentence: The type-writer was obsolete, but the family kept it as something to remind them of the past, and when they had to use it.
synonyms: out of date, old fashioned -
unwieldy
definition: difficult to carry or handle
sentence: The big package was unwieldy, and the little girl couldn't get it inside because she wasn't strong enough.
synonyms: unmanageable, cumbersome -
wincing
definition: shrinking back involuntarily
sentence: The girl was wincing when her older brother clapped in her face when they were doing a staring contest.
synonyms: grimace, flinch -
Admonition
Definition: warning
Sentence: The little boy had learned that when the color yellow showed up on a traffic light, it was a admonition, and it meant the car had to slow down.
Synonyms: forewarning, advice -
Fretful
Definition: uneasy or distressed
Sentence: The little girl felt fretful when she found out that she might have broken her ankle, when doing gymnastics.
Synonyms: tense, worked up -
Relinquished
Definition: gave up or let go
Sentence: The fifth grader was now going into sixth grade and she relinquished her job of being a kindergarten helper to someone else.
Synonyms: Gave away, hand over