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Gr 5 WM Fall 2025
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| valor | great courage in the face of danger |
| flounder | to struggle or stagger helplessly |
| unkempt | having an untidy, disheveled appearance |
| debris | scattered pieces of waste or remains |
| flail | to wave or swing wildly |
| dogged | stubbornly determined and persistent; tenacious |
| flotsam | the wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on or washed up by the sea |
| curb | to restrain or keep in check |
| dictatorial | having or showing a tendency to tell people what to do in a way that disregards anyone else’s wishes or opinions |
| commerce | the activity of buying and selling goods, especially on a large scale; trade |
| grovel | to degrade oneself by behaving in an extremely submissive way |
| naive | showing a lack of wisdom, experience, or judgement |
| embargo | an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country |
| muzzle | to put a covering on the nose and mouth of an animal |
| stalwart | loyal, reliable, and hardworking |
| edict | an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority |
| dwindle | to diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength |
| worldly | (of a person) experienced and sophisticated |
| taboo | a social or religious custom banning discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing |
| deign | to do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity |
| adamant | refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind; unyielding |
| falter | to begin to lose strength or momentum |
| affable | friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to |
| lapse | a temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgment |