5th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 18

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Word Definition Practice Sentence Synonyms Antonyms Part of Speech Description
industrious Habitually occupied. She's an industrious worker and will be very successful. hardworking, diligent, productive inactive, lazy, idle Adjective
foreshadow Show or warn beforehand. The movie score helped to foreshadow the jump scare. predict, foretell, portend Verb
lonely Feeling friendless; without company. I made a plan to visit my sister because I was feeling lonely. alone, isolated, solitary Adjective
select Choose from a group as the most suitable. Select a book from the shelf to take home and read. decide, pick, elect reject Verb
hungry Feeling the need for food. She studied the fresh pastries with a hungry look on her face. starved, ravenous, famished stuffed, full Adjective
inherit Gain something as an heir after someone's death. He's going to inherit the family business. take over, acquire, obtain Verb
lucky Bringing or having good luck. I'm so lucky to have you as a friend. fortunate, opportune, advantageous unlucky, unfortunate Adjective
ratio The relationship in size or amount between two or more things. I don't like this peanut butter cup's ratio of chocolate to peanut butter. percentage, proportion Noun
rebellion An act of resistance or opposition to authority. He dyed his hair black as an act of rebellion. disobedience, uprising, dissent obedience, submission Noun
cruel Causing suffering without remorse. He upset his family by making a cruel joke. vicious, brutal, pitiless compassionate Adjective

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