5th Grade Vocab 22⃣ Flashcards

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Tutor

A

A private teacher

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Lulled

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To cause sleep or rest

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Cadence

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A steady,rhythmic sound

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Alcove

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An inset or recessed part of a room

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Casement

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The frame of a window that swings outward on hinges

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Trawler

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A boat used for a special kind of fishing

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Stern

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The rear part of a ship or boat

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Tiller

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A lever or handle used to turn a rudder and steer a boat

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Mooring Lines

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A line used to tie up or anchor a boat

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Breakers

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A wave that breaks into foam when it reaches shore

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Scale

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To climb up to the top of or climb over

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Burly

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Muscular;strong;husky

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Clambered

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To climb on all fours with some trouble

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Sentinels

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A guard ;a sentry

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Hasp

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The metal loop to which a padlock is secured to lock a door

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Descended

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To move from a higher to a lower place;to go or come down

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Mainland

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The main part of a country,territory,or continent,not including the islands off the coast

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Reverberated

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To resound;to echo

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Bulky

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Having great volume or size

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Anesthetize

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To give or something a numbing drug

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Decontaminate

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To destroy impurities or pollution

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Inaudible

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Too quiet to be heard

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Angst

A

A vague feeling of fear and unhappiness

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Squeleched

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To produce a squishing,sucking sound

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Sodden

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Completely soaked;full of water

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Billowed

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To rise or swell

A great rising of anything

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Depressurized

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To release from pressure

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Aborted

A

To cancel before completing

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Calamity

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A disaster;a terrible event

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Yammered

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To complain or whine

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Prattled

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To talk or chatter idly or meaninglessly

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Regaled

A

To entertain

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Keeled

A

To fall down

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Wench

A

A young woman or pleasant girl

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Frock Coat

A

A smock like garment worn by men in the olden times

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Indenture

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A contract binding service on one person to another for a specific time

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Earnest

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1: serious and sincere
2: money given in advance as part of a payment

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Vermin

A

Small animals that are annoying or harmful

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Ciphering

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The figuring of basic math equations

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Needle

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To tease,annoy,or provoke

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Trap

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A light,two wheeled carriage

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Sleight

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Cleverness; skillfulness

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Spirited

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To carry off secretly