Fifth Grade Words Flashcards
assign
select something or someone for a specific purpose
axle
a shaft on which a wheel rotates
bristle
a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament)
cabinet
a cupboard-like repository or piece of furniture with doors and shelves and drawers
calculator
a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
ceiling
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celery
stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning
cemetery
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channel
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chorus
a group of people assembled to sing together
circle
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citizen
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
clearance
permission to proceed
climb
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clothe
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colony
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comfort
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comical
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coming
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compass
navigational instrument for finding directions
competition
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concern
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condition
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confirm
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conscious
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constant
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construct
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creator
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creature
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crocodile
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crouton
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currency
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curtain
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
curtain
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customer
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cycle
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damage
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dandruff
a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp
decay
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decide
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define
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delight
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delighted
greatly pleased
designer
someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
desirable
worth having or seeking or achieving
destination
the ultimate goal for which something is done
detrimental
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devotion
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dignify
to make noble or proper
dirty
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disappear
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discover
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disguise
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dishonest
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distance
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disuse
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dominant
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eager
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eavesdrop
to listen secretly to a private conversation
echoes
Sound waves that are reflected by internal structures back to the transducer
education
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eighth
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empty
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encourage
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entertain
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environs
the area in which something exists or lives
envision
imagine
episode
film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
equal
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exactly
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excel
to be exceptionally good in an activity or subject
exert
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exhale
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exist
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extravagant
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eyelet
fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
facility
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famous
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fashion
the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior
fasten
make tight or tighter
faucet
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feather
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feature
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ferret
domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
ferryboat
a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
fertile
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feud
a bitter quarrel between two parties
fiction
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flannel
a soft light woolen fabric
foreground
the part of a scene that is near the viewer
forever
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fortification
to strengthen
fortnight
14 days
fragile
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fragrance
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
friction
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frugal
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fruit
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fuel
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funnel
a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end
furious
marked by extreme anger
gallant
unflinching in battle or action
galley
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giddiness
being lightheartedly silly
gnash
grind together, of teeth
grateful
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group
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guard
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guardian
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guest
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guide
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guitar
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hamlet
a settlement smaller than a town
handle
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health
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healthy
having or indicating good health in body or mind
heart
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hearthrob
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heavily
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helmet
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heroic
showing extreme courage
holy
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hoping
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household
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humane
kind, merciful
hydrant
a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks
idea
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ignite
cause to start burning
increase
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industry
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infectious
caused by infection or capable of causing infection
infinity
time without end
innocent
free from evil or guilt
intruder
Someone who disturbs another person without permission
invention
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jealous
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journal
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
junction
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junior
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kerchief
a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck
kindergarten
a class for children four to six years of age that prepares them for elementary school
kindness
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kitten
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