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Gr 5 Winter WM words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stamina | the ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort; staying power |
| evade | to escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery |
| sketchy | dishonest or disreputable |
| tyrant | a ruler who exercises total power harshly or cruelly |
| shirk | to avoid or neglect a duty or responsibility |
| amicable | showing friendliness, kindness or goodwill: peaceable |
| mettle | a person's ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited and resilient way |
| domineer | to rule or behave in a bossy way |
| mundane | having to do with the practical details of everyday life |
| disposition | a person’s usual attitude or mood |
| enact | to put a belief, idea, or suggestion into practice |
| peaked | to have reached a highest point, either of a specified value or at a specified time |
| refuse | to indicate or show that one is not willing to do something |
| establish | to show (something) to be true or certain by determining the fact; prove |
| lax | not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful |
| threshold | a limit below which a stimulus causes no reaction |
| sneer | to smile, laugh or speak with expressions of scorn |
| rigorous | extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate |
| etiquette | the customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group |
| bicker | to quarrel in an irritating way, especially over unimportant things |
| derelict | shamefully negligent of one's duties or obligations |
| faux pas | an embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation |
| snicker | a scornful, partly suppressed laugh |
| haggard | looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering |
| wrangle | to round up, herd, or take charge of (livestock) |