5th grade vocabulary Flashcards

3's on tests

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Regal

A

of, relating to, or suitable for a king

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Grotesquely

A

odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.

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3
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Deft

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dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever

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4
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Monotonous

A

lacking in variety; tediously unvarying:

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5
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Auspicious

A

promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable

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6
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Notorious

A

publicly or generally known, as for a particular trait

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Conspicuous

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attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities

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8
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Veritable

A

being truly or very much so

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9
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Trifle

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a matter, affair, or circumstance of trivial importance or significance.

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Substantial

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of solid character or quality; firm, stout, or strong

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Menial

A

lowly and sometimes degrading

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12
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Obstreperous

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noisy, clamorous, or boisterous

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Decorum

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dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

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Precarious

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dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be withdrawn or lost at the will of another:
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15
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Raiment

A

clothing; apparel; attire.

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16
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Adroit

A

expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body

17
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Perplexed

A

bewildered; puzzled:

18
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Blithely

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joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful:

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Tryst

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an appointed meeting.

20
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Roistering

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to revel noisily or without restraint.

21
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Poignant

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keen or strong in mental appeal:

22
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Consorting

A

a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch

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Inveigled

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to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements

24
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Gainsay

A

to deny, dispute, or contradict.

25
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Pandemonium

A

often initial capital letter ) the abode of all the demons.

26
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Vehemently

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strongly emotional; intense or passionate:

27
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Preternatural

A

out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or abnormal:

28
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Bygones

A

past; gone by; earlier; former:

29
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Surreptitiously

A

acting in a stealthy way.

30
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Perforce

A

of necessity; necessarily; by force of circumstance: