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4th/5th WMC List 2
Word Master Challenge List 2 5th grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |