5th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 4
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| zippy | Sprightly or speedy. | The lemon-lime soda tastes zippy and refreshing. | energetic, lively, peppy | Adjective | |
| scattered | Distributed at widely-spaced or irregular intervals; disorganized. | The leaves scattered all over the yard when Donald jumped into the newly-raked pile. | spread, dispersed, sprinkled | assembled, concentrated | Adjective |
| eroding | Wearing away or destroying over time. | The waterfall is eroding the cliff face. | deteriorating, corroding, wearing away | Verb | |
| queasy | Feeling sick; nauseated. | Donna felt queasy after eating an entire can of spray cheese. | sickly, squeamish, pukish | Adjective | |
| gritty | Covered with or containing grit. | My teeth feel gritty from breathing gravel dust. | granular, dusty, crumbly | smooth | Adjective |
| suggest | Imply as a possibility or offer for consideration. | He tried to suggest an alternate route to the driver, but the music was too loud and the driver didn't hear him. | convey advice, propose, recommend | Verb | |
| digit | Numbers 0 through 9. | Your ten-digit phone number includes your area code. | number, symbol, numeral | Noun | |
| irate | Feeling or arising from anger. | The pirate was irate when someone stole his parrot. | enraged, furious, livid | cheerful | Adjective |
| crucial | Critical or important, especially to the failure or success of something. | It's crucial that she goes to the bank before it closes today. | imperative, essential, pivotal | inessential, trivial | Adjective |
| division | The act or process of separating something into its parts. | Brad and Janet both agreed on the equal division of household chores. | separation, disconnection, parting | union, attachment | Noun |
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