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4th/5th WMC List 2
Word Master Challenge List 2 5th grade
Term | Definition |
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bluff | blunt; frank - adj. a cliff - noun |
revamp | renovate; redo - v an instance of restructuring - n |
chic | attractive or stylish - adj. style and elegance ; stylishness - n |
eon | indefinitely long period of time ; division of two or more geologic time eras - n |
skirt | part of a dress - n to lie along the border of - v |
antiquated | old-fashioned; obsolete - adj |
era | period of time marked by certain events ; period of time which anything belongs - n |
replenish | to make full or complete again ; to supply with fresh fuel (fire etc.) - v |
outmoded | gone out of style or fashion; not acceptable by present standards; obsolete - adj. |
hybrid | offspring of two animals or plants of different breeds - n bred from two distinct species - adj |
recoil | to draw back as in alarm; spring or fly back as in a firearm - v act of recoiling - n |
askew | to one side; out of line; crooked; with disapproval; scorn - adv. crooked; awry - adj. |
outskirts | outline or bordering area of a district/city - n |
quail | type of bird - n slang for an older woman or girl - n |
blunt | having a dull edge; verbally direct in manner - adj to make blunt; to weaken; to become blunt or dull - v |
toxin | any poison produced by an organism ; poison- n |
deplete | to exhaust the supply of something - v |
random | occurring without reason - adj something that is random or a random state or condition - n slang = a person or thing that is unknown - n |
amalgam | a mixture of mercury with other metals; a mixture of or a combination - n |
rebuke | to express sharp disapproval; reprimand - v sharp stern disapproval - n |
willy-nilly | disorganized or unplanned - adv sloppy - adj |
fringe | decorative border of thread or cord that hangs loosely or anything resembling this ; outer edge - n to furnish with a fringe; to serve as a fringe - v |
enrich | to supply riches; to supply abundance; add greater value; to decorate; to make finer - v |
brusque | abrupt in manner; blunt; rough - adj. |
dross | waste matter; a waste product taken off molten metal -n |