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Grade 5 WM Jan 2026
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| stamina (noun) | the ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort; staying power |
| evade (verb) | to escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery |
| sketchy (adj.) | 1.not thorough or detailed 2. dishonest or disreputable |
| tyrant (noun) | 1.a ruler who has no legal limits on his or her power by law or constitution 2.a ruler who exercises total power harshly or cruelly 3.a person who uses authority or power harshly |
| shirk (verb) | to avoid or neglect a duty or responsibility |
| amicable (adjective) | showing friendliness, kindness or goodwill: peaceable |
| mettle (noun) | a person's ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited and resilient way |
| domineer (verb) | to rule or behave in a bossy way |
| mundane (adj) | 1.lacking interest or excitement; dull 2.having to do with the practical details of everyday life |
| disposition (noun) | 1.a person's usual attitude or mood 2.a leaning toward a particular way of thinking or acting; inclination; tendency 3. the order in which things are placed or arranged |
| enact (verb) | 1.to make a bill or another proposal law 2.to put a belief, idea, or suggestion into practice 3.to act out a role or play on stage |
| peaked (adj. verb) | (of a person) gaunt and pale from illness or fatigue; to have reached a highest point, either of a specified value or at a specified time |
| refuse (noun verb) | matter thrown away or rejected as worthless; trash 1.to indicate or show that one is not willing to do something 2.to indicate that one is not willing to accept or grant (something offered or requested) |
| establish (verb) | 1.to set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis; to found 2.to make firm or stable 3.to gain full recognition or acceptance of 4.to show (something) to be true or certain by determining the fact; prove 5.to find out |
| lax (adj.) | 1.not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful 2. (of the limbs or muscles) relaxed |
| threshold (noun) | 1.a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room 2.the point, level or rate at which a physical or mental effect begins to be produced 3.a limit below which a stimulus causes no reaction |
| sneer (verb noun) | to smile, laugh or speak with expressions of scorn; a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone |
| rigorous (adj) | 1.extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate 2. of a rule, system, etc.) strictly applied or adhered to 3. of a person) adhering strictly or inflexibly to a belief, opinion, or way of doing something |
| etiquette (noun) | the customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group |
| bicker (verb) | to quarrel in an irritating way, especially over unimportant things |
| derelict (adj noun) | 1.in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect 2.shamefully negligent of one's duties or obligations. 1.a piece of property, especially a ship, abandoned by the owner and in poor condition 2.a person without apparent means of support; bum |
| faux pas (noun) | an embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation. |
| snicker (verb noun) | to give a half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh; titter; a scornful, partly suppressed laugh |
| haggard (adj noun) | looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering; a wild caught adult hawk |
| wrangle (noun verb) | a dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated 1.to engage in argument or controversy; bicker 2.to round up, herd, or take charge of (livestock) |
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Goltzman