5th grade vocabulary

Question 1

flattered

Answer 1

to praise or compliment insincerely, effusively, or excessively.

Question 2

voyage

Answer 2

an act or instance of traveling.

Question 3

scarcely

Answer 3

by a narrow margin.

Question 4

rigging

Answer 4

lines and chains used aboard a ship especially in working sail and supporting masts and spars.

Question 5

bleach

Answer 5

to make whiter or lighter especially by physical or chemical removal of color.

Question 6

coil

Answer 6

everyday cares and worries.

Question 7

slight

Answer 7

a small amount.

Question 8

bleak

Answer 8

exposed and barren and often windswept.

Question 9

fringe

Answer 9

an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band.

Question 10

pinnacles

Answer 10

an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress.

Question 11

molasses

Answer 11

the thick dark to light brown syrup that is separated from raw sugar in sugar manufacture.

Question 12

stench

Answer 12

a bad smell.

Question 13

deadlights

Answer 13

a strong shutter able to be screwed against the interior of a porthole in heavy weather.

Question 14

monotonous

Answer 14

lacking in variety; tediously unvarying.

Question 15

quarrel

Answer 15

an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.

Question 16

provoking

Answer 16

serving to provoke; causing annoyance.

Question 17

reluctant

Answer 17

unwilling; disinclined.