5th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 16
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| contribution | Acts done or things given that bring about a result. | She wasn't able to donate money, but the contribution of her time and effort was appreciated. | offering, donation, input | Noun | |
| avoid | Stay away from or refrain from doing something. | He tries to avoid eating sugar. | prevent, dodge, shun | permit, allow | Verb |
| hurdle | An obstacle. | There was one final hurdle to overcome: he had to swallow his pride and ask for help. | barrier, complication, difficulty | Noun | |
| auditorium | A large public building used for speeches and performances. | The auditorium was packed full of people waiting for the concert to start. | assembly hall, amphitheater, concert hall | Noun | |
| envision | Imagine as a possibility. | In the future, I envision living in a peach-colored house. | conceive, anticipate, foresee | Verb | |
| tribute | An act or statement that is meant to show respect. | Her musical style is a tribute to 1930s female jazz singers. | praise, compliment, gratitude | Noun | |
| distress | Extreme pain or suffering. | He showed signs of distress at the idea of flying in a plane. | grief, misery, anguish | comfort, ease | Noun |
| eternal | Everlasting; without beginning or end. | He was soothed to sleep by the eternal sound of crashing waves on the rocky shore. | endless, constant, enduring | finite, fleeting, limited | Adjective |
| revise | Make changes to printed material. | They had to revise the book to include the most up-to-date scientific information. | correct, edit, amend | Verb | |
| symbol | A mark that represents something. | They noticed a strange symbol carved into the stone. | character, sign, emblem | Noun |
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