abolish |
cancel; put an end to |
absurd |
ridiculous |
abuse |
cruel or inhumane treatment |
access |
a way of entering or leaving |
accomplish |
to do something by making an effort; to complete successfully |
achievement |
something done that takes skill or effort |
aggressive |
ready to attack or start fights; acting in a hostile way |
alternate |
go back and forth |
altitude |
height above sea level |
antagonist |
An opponent; one who opposes or competes |
antonym |
a word that means the opposite of another word |
anxious |
worried; concerned |
apparent |
obvious |
approximate |
be close or similar |
aroma |
a pleasant smell |
assume |
to take for granted; to suppose |
astound |
to surprise; to amaze |
available |
ready for use, at hand |
avalanche |
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain |
banquet |
a ceremonial dinner party for many people |
beverage |
A liquid used as a drink |
bland |
mild; tasteless; dull |
blizzard |
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds |
budge |
to move or shift. |
bungle |
make a mess of, destroy or ruin |
cautiously |
carefully |
challenge |
Something difficult to accomplish |
character |
a person or animal in a story |
combine |
add together from different sources |
companion |
person who goes along with another |
crave |
to have an extremely strong desire for something |
compassion |
Sympathy for another’s suffering; pity |
compensate |
do or give something to somebody in return |
comply |
to do as one is asked or ordered |
compose |
to make up |
concept |
an idea or principle |
confident |
sure of yourself |
convert |
to change from one form to another |
course |
a line or route along which something travels or moves |
courteous |
polite and gracious; considerate toward others; well-mannered |
debate |
discuss the pros and cons of an issue |
decline |
a gradual decrease |
dedicate |
To set aside for a certain purpose. |
deprive |
to take or keep something away from someone |
detect |
to discover something not easily noticed |
dictate |
to give orders |
document |
a written or printed record that gives information or proof |
duplicate |
identically copied from an original |
edible |
any substance that can be used as food |
endanger |
to expose to danger |
escalate |
to elevate, to increase in intensity |
evade |
To avoid, dodge |
exasperate |
to irritate, annoy, or anger |
excavate |
find by digging in the ground |
exert |
make a great effort at a mental or physical task |
exhibit |
something shown to the public |
exult |
feel extreme happiness or elation |
frigid |
extremely cold |
gigantic |
huge, giant, immense |
gorge |
a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it) |
guardian |
one who protects |
hazy |
unclear, misty; not readily seen or understandable |
hearty |
healthy; strong |
homonym |
a word spelled exactly like another word, but having a different meaning |
identical |
exactly alike |
illuminate |
to light up; make clear |
immense |
very large or great |
impressive |
exceptionally good |
independent |
someone who does things on his or her own |
industrious |
hardworking; not lazy |
intense |
showing great concentration or determination |
intercept |
to stop something from reaching its intended destination |
jubilation |
a feeling or expression of great joy |
kin |
one’s relatives |
luxurious |
providing ease and comfort far beyond what is ordinary or necessary |
major |
more important, bigger or more serious than others of the same type |
miniature |
small; tiny |
minor |
of lesser importance or stature or rank |
mischief |
behavior that causes problems for others |
monarch |
a person who rules over a kingdom or empire |
moral |
relating to principles of right and wrong |
myth |
a traditional story accepted as history |
narrator |
someone who tells a story |
navigate |
direct carefully and safely |
negative |
bad or harmful |
nonchalant |
calm, casual, unconcerned |
numerous |
A large number; very many |
oasis |
an area in the desert with a water source |
obsolete |
out-of-date, no longer in use |
occasion |
a special event |
overthrow |
to end the rule of; to defeat, often by using force |
pardon |
legal forgiveness of a crime |
pasture |
a field of growing grass where animals can eat; a meadow |
pedestrian |
a person who travels by foot |
perish |
to die |
petrify |
turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or paralyze |
portable |
capable of being easily carried |
prefix |
a syllable added to the beginning of a word |
preserve |
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction |
protagonist |
main character |
provide |
To give what is needed; to supply |
purchase |
to buy |
reassure |
to make less worried or fearful; to comfort |
reign |
to rule as a queen or king |
reliable |
Able to be depended on; trustworthy |
require |
make someone do something |
resemble |
To be like or similar to. |
retain |
keep in one’s mind |
retire |
To stop working because one has reached a certain age |
revert |
go back to a previous state |
route |
The path that must be followed to get to a place |
saunter |
to stroll; walk in an easy, leisurely way |
seldom |
not often |
senseless |
foolish; pointless; ridiculous |
sever |
to separate, divide into parts |
slither |
to move with a sliding, side-to-side motion of the body |
sluggish |
slow and lazy |
soar |
the act of rising upward into the air |
solitary |
being alone; lacking the company of others |
solo |
any activity that is performed alone without assistance |
sparse |
thinly scattered |
spurt |
to shoot out quickly in a stream |
strategy |
an overall plan of action |
suffix |
a letter or syllable added to the end of a word |
suffocate |
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing |
summit |
the top point of a mountain or hill |
suspend |
to stop; to put on hold |
synonym |
A word that means the same as another word |
talon |
a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey |
taunt |
to make fun of in an insulting way |
thrifty |
careful about money; economical |
translate |
restate (words) from one language into another language |
tropical |
very hot and humid climate |
visible |
able to be seen |
visual |
having to do with sight or seeing |
vivid |
bright, distinct, and clear |
wilderness |
An area where there are few people living; an area still in its natural state |
withdraw |
take back; remove |
5th Grade Vocabulary List
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