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January 2025 5th Grade Finals > English: Vocabulary Workshop > Flashcards

English: Vocabulary Workshop Flashcards

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Accomplish

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To do, make happen, succeed in, carry through

Syn: perform, fulfill, achieve, complete
Ant: fail, undo, fall short

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Apparent

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Open to view, easy to understand, seeming to be true or real

Syn: clear, obvious, visible
Ant: hidden, concealed, difficult

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Capacity

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The amount of space that can be filled.

Ability or skill; office or role.

Syn: volume, size, room; position or job

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Civilian

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A person not in the military, police or fire fighting force

Syn: non military
Ant: military

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Conceal

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To hire or keep secret, to keep out of sight

Syn: cover, disguise, mask
Ant: uncover, open, reveal

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Duplicate

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To copy exactly, to produce something equal to.

Exactly like something else.

Syn: verb - reproduce, clone; adj - identical; noun - replica, copy

Ant: an original

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Keen

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Having a sharpened edge; quick or sharp in thought, sight, hearing or smell; eager

Syn: razor-edge, acute, ready, alert
Ant: dull, blunt, lazy

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Provoke

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To annoy or make angry, stir up; do something to get a response

Syn: excite, enrage, madden
Ant: calm, soothe, pacify

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Spurt

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Shoot out quickly in a stream; show a burst of energy.

A sudden, short stream of fluid, a quick burst of activity.

Syn: squirt, gush, flow, surge

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Undoing

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Bringing to ruin or destruction; the cause of ruin; unfastening or loosening

Syn: downfall, misfortune, trouble
Ant: fortune, success

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Vast

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Very great or very large

Syn: huge, enormous, spacious
Ant: tiny, small, little

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Withdraw

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Pull out or remove; move back or away; retreat

Syn: subtract, leave, depart
Ant: deposit, enter, attack

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Barrier

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Something that blocks the way, a barrier

Syn: obstruction, fence, wall
Ant: opening, passage

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Calculate

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To find out by using mathematics or reasoning; to reckon or estimate

Syn: gauge, figure, determine

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Compose

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To be, or make up the parts of, to form; to create or write; to calm or quiet one’s mind

Syn: produce, invent; still, settle
Ant: annoy, disturb

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Considerable

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Fairly large in size or extent, worthy of attention

Syn: great, sizeable, major
Ant: small, slight, negligible

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Deputy

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One chosen to help or take place of another, or to act in that person’s absence

Syn: an assistant, aide, substitute

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Industrious

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Busy, working steadily

Syn: active, occupied, energetic
Ant: lazy, idle, loafing

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Jolt

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V: to shake up roughly; to move along in a jerky or bumpy fashion

N: a sudden bump or jerk, a shock or surprise

Syn: to jar, rattle, hit; a lurch or bounce

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Loot

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To rob by force or violence, especially during times of war or time of unrest

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Rejoice

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To feel joy or great delight, to make joyful

Syn: to celebrate or cheer
Ant: to grieve or mourn

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Reliable

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Deserving trust, dependable

Syn: faithful, proven, trustworthy
Ant: unreliable, fickle, questionable

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Senseless

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Lacking meaning, stupid or foolish; without use of the senses

Syn: ridiculous, silly, illogical
Ant: brilliant, clever, smart

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Shrivel

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To shrink and wrinkle, especially from heat, cold or dryness

Syn: to wither, dry, contract
Ant: expand, enlarge, swell

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Alternate

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V: to do, or use, or happen in successive turns; to take turns

N: a person acting or prepared to act in place of another, a substitute

Adj: happening or appearing in turns, every other; a choice between two or more things

Syn: rotate, change, a replacement or deputy

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Demolish

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To tear down, break to pieces

Syn: destroy, wreck, raze, smash
Ant: construct, build, restore

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Energetic

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Active or vigorous, full of energy

Syn: hardworking, tireless, peppy
Ant: idle, lazy, inactive

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Enforce

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To force obedience to

Syn: carry out
Ant: overlook, abandon, disregard

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Feat

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An act or deed that shows daring, skill or strength

Syn: achievement, exploit, effort

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Hearty

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Warm, friendly, healthy, lively, and strong; large ad satisfying to the appetite

Syn: cheerful, friendly, fit, plentiful
Ant: insincere, phony, sickly

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Mature

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To bring to or reach full development or growth; fully grown or developed

Syn: to develop, age, ripen; complete
Ant: immature, green, raw, inexperienced

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Observant

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Watchful, quick to notice; careful and diligent

Syn: aware, attentive, alert
Ant: careless, inattentive

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Primary

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First in importance; first in time or order; basic, fundamental.

An early election that narrows the choice of candidates who will run in the final election.

Syn: highest, main
Ant: last, secondary

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Resign

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To give up a job, an office, a right or a claim

Syn: quit, abandon, leave, surrender

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Strive

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To devote much energy or effort, to try hard

Syn: to attempt, struggle, labor, strain

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Verdict

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The decision of a jury at the end of a trial or legal case; any decision

Syn: a ruling, judgment, finding

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Brisk

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Energetic, lively, fast; cool and fresh

Syn: quick, active, peppy
Ant: slow, dull, sluggish

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Cherish

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To feel or show great love for; to value highly, to take special care of

Syn: to treasure, hold dear, honor, prize
Ant: hate, despise, dishonor

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Considerate

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Showing concerns for the needs or feelings of others

Syn: thoughtful, kind, giving, gracious
Ant: selfish, thought-less

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Displace

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To force to move or flee; to move out of position

Syn: to uproot, expel, evict, dislodge
Ant: to settle, plant, install

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Downfall

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A sudden fall from power or position; a sudden, heavy snow or rain

Syn: collapse, ruin
Ant: triumph, success

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Estimate

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To form a rough judgment about size, quantity or value; a rough calculation or careful guess

Syn: to figure; a calculation or opinion

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Humiliate

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To hurt someone’s self-respect or pride

Syn: to shame, disgrace, dishonor, embarrass
Ant: to honor, applaud, praise

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Identical

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Exactly the same, alike in every way

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Improper

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Not correct; showing bad manners or taste

Syn: incorrect, wrong, impolite, unsuitable
Ant: proper, right, appropriate, polite

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Poll

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A collecting of votes or to receive votes; a place where voting takes place; collecting opinions, or to question people to collect opinions.

Syn: an election, survey, tally; to interview, tally up

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Soothe

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To make calm, to ease pain or sorrow

Syn: to quiet, pacify, comfort, relieve
Ant: to excite, upset, hurt, worsen

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Vicinity

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The area near a place, the surrounding region

Syn: neighborhood, area, surroundings

January 2025 5th Grade Finals (8 decks)

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