5th grade vocab

Question 1

wistful

Answer 1

longing and yearning

Question 2

tedious

Answer 2

long and tiresome

Question 3

stout

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bulky in figure

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slight

Answer 4

small of its kind or in amount

Question 5

scarcely

Answer 5

certainly not

Question 6

aft

Answer 6

towards or at the back part of a boat, ship, or airplane

Question 7

fringe

Answer 7

twisted threads or strips

Question 8

brigantine

Answer 8

2-masted sailing ship

Question 9

daft

Answer 9

chiefly British

Question 10

nonchalance

Answer 10

the quality or state

Question 11

cowed

Answer 11

to destroy the resolve or courage

Question 12

begrudged

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to give or concede

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wraith

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the exact likeness of a living person seen usually just before death as an apparition

Question 14

befall

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to happen especially as if by fate

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daub

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to cover or coat with soft

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aloof

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removed

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concealing

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to prevent disclosure

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stern

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having a definite hardness

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regal

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of relating to or suitable for a king

Question 20

gleam

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a transient appearance

Question 21

dreary

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feeling, displaying, or reflecting

Question 22

grotesquely

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a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature

Question 23

deft

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characterized

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retorted

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to pay or hurl back

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monotonous

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uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone

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rebuked

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to criticize sharply

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tremulously

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characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors

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frippery

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characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors

Question 29

pillory

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a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked

Question 30

placating

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to soothe or mollify especially by concessions

Question 31

nonplussed

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unsure about what to say, think, or do

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demure

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RESERVED, MODEST

Question 33

auspicious

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showing or suggesting that future success is likely

Question 34

aghast

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struck with terror, amazement, or horror

Question 35

cadence

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a rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language