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5th grade words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hull | (n,v) 1 the outer covering of a fruit or seed 2 the frame or body of a ship or boat or vehicle 3 to remove the hulls of a fruit or seed |
| concoct | (v) to prepare by combining raw materials |
| mellow | (adj, v) 1 made gentle by age or experience 2 rich and full but free from garishness or stridency (wine, fruit, person) 2: to become mellow —often used with out |
| bungalow | (n) a one-storied house with a low-pitched roof |
| deplete | (v) - 1 to empty of a principal substance 2 to lessen markedly in quantity, content, power, or value |
| torrid | (adj) - parched with heat especially of the sun : giving off intense heat |
| contraption | (n) - a mechanical device, sometimes of odd design or construction; gadget. |
| exhaust | (n,v) - 1 the escape of used gas or vapor from an engine 2 the gas or vapor thus escaping 3 the conduit through which used gases escape 4 to consume entirely : use up 5 to tire extremely or completely |
| tentative | (adj) - 1 not fully worked out or developed 2 hesitant, uncertain |
| dinghy | (n) a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| summon | (v,n) - 1 to issue a call to convene 2 : to bid to come : send for 3 to command by service of a summons to appear in court |
| feverish | (adj) - 1 having the symptoms of a fever 2 marked by intense emotion, activity, or instability |
| brew | (n,v) -1 to prepare a substance/drink by steeping and boiling or by infusion and fermentation 2 to bring about : 3 to be in the process of forming 4 a brewed beverage (such as coffee or beer) |
| clench | (v) - 1 to hold fast 2 to set or close tightly |
| lackadaisical | (adj) - lacking life, spirit, or zest |
| hamlet | (n) - a small village (a legendary prince and hero of Shakespeare's play Hamlet) |
| mull | (v) - 1 to grind or mix thoroughly2 to consider at length —often used with over |
| lethargic | (adj) - of, relating to, or characterized by laziness, lack of energy, lack of interest |
| cleft | (n) - 1 a space or opening made by or as if by splitting 2 a V-shaped indented formation : a hollow between ridges |
| muster | (v,n) - mustered, mustering, musters 1 an act of assembling specifically for formal military inspection or critical examination 2 to cause to gather 3 to bring together, to call forth |
| defunct | (adj) - no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| rupture | (v) - 1 breach of peace or concord 2 the tearing apart of tissue rupture of a muscle 3 a breaking apart or the state of being broken apart4 to part by violence |
| grit | - (n) 1 a hard sharp granule (as of sand) 2 firmness of mind or spirit : unyielding courage in the face of hardship or danger |
| makeshift | (adj) -something usually crude and temporary |
| resource | (n,v) - 1 a source of supply or support 2 a natural source of wealth or revenue 3 a natural feature or phenomenon that enhances the quality of human life 4 a source of information or expertise |
| husk | (n,v) 1 a usually dry or membranous outer covering of various seeds and fruits (such as barley and corn) 2 an outer layer, an emptied shell 3 to strip the husk from a seed or fruit |
| repel | (v)- 1 to drive back 2 to fight against 3 to be incapable of adhering to or mixing with 4 to cause aversion in |
| tactile | (adj)- 1 perceptible by touch 2 of, relating to, or being the sense of touch |
| stress | (n,v)- 1 the importance or attention given to something 2 the stronger tone placed on a syllable of a word 3 physical pressure or force that causes strain on something. 4 a condition of strain or tension. 5 to place importance on, give special attention |
| devour | (v)- 1 to eat up greedily or ravenously 2 to use up or destroy as if by eating 3 to enjoy avidly |
| murky | murky(adj)- 1 darkly vague or obscure 2 cloudy or difficult to understand; obscure. |
| framework | (n)- 1 a basic conceptional structure (as of ideas) 2 a skeletal, openwork, or structural frame |
| decline | (n,v)- 1 to become lower in amount or less in number 2 to tend toward an inferior state or weaker condition 3 to withhold consent or to refuse especially courteously 4 a gradual deterioration in physical or mental function |
| audible | (adj)- 1 heard or capable of being heard |
| chassis | (n)- 1 the frame that supports the body and engine in a vehicle |
| sever | (v)- 1 to cut away (a section) from a whole, to put or keep apart |
| extinct | (adj)- 1 no longer active 2 no longer existing |
| dell | (n)- a secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf |
| percolate | (v)- 1 to ooze or trickle through a permeable substance 2 to prepare (coffee) 3 to be diffused through 4 to become lively or effervescent |
| abrupt | (adj)- 1 characterized by or involving action or change without preparation or warning : sudden and unexpected 2 rudely or unceremoniously curt 3 lacking smoothness or continuity 4 giving the impression of being cut or broken off |
| rift | (n)- 1 a crack or fissure made by breaking, splitting, or separating. 2 a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| plummet | (v) to fall down very sharply and quickly. |
| burdensome | (adj) difficult to bear; trying. |
| manor | (n) a large estate and its main house or mansion. |
| deflect | (v) 1 to cause (something) to change direction especially 2 to keep (something, as a question) from affecting or being directed at a person or thing |
| loyal | (adj) 1 unswerving in allegiance: such as: a to one's lawful sovereign or government b to a private person to whom faithfulness is due c to a cause, ideal, custom, institution, or product |
| consume | (v) 1 to do away with completely 2 to spend or use up 3 to eat or drink especially in great quantity 4 to enjoy avidly 4 to engage fully 5 to utilize as a customer |
| durable | (adj) 1 able to exist for a long time without significant deterioration in quality or value |
| schooner | (n) 1a sailing ship with at least two masts and having its front mast shorter than its other masts. |