5th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 5
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cope | Deal with and try to overcome difficulties and problems. | Practicing jiu-jitsu helps him cope with stress. | manage, endure, handle | surrender, yield | Verb |
| ancestors | Predecessors in family, typically more remote than grandparents. | Thanks to technology, my family can see records of our ancestors from a thousand years ago. | forebears, forefathers, tribe | Noun | |
| communal | For common use; shared. | The tenants share a communal pool and gym. | collective, shared, common | individual, private | Adjective |
| veteran | A person who has served in the military or who has long experience in a particular field. | My grandpa was a Vietnam veteran. | expert, seasoned, trained | Noun | |
| synthetic | Produced by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate something natural. | The synthetic fibers in my sweater make it look sparkly. | artificial, manufactured, counterfeit | genuine, natural | Adjective |
| welfare | The happiness or well-being of a person or people. | He's looking out for his own financial welfare by doing research on how to manage his money. | benefit, prosperity, contentment | Noun | |
| facet | An aspect, feature, or surface of something. | My family supports me in every facet of my life. | appearance, character, face | Noun | |
| polished | Made glossy and smooth by rubbing. | Wiping off the dust revealed the polished surface of the table. | glossy, shiny, glistening | dull, unpolished | Adjective |
| envy | A feeling of discontent caused by awareness of someone else's advantages combined with a desire to have the same advantages. | She couldn't help but feel a stab of envy when she saw their big, comfortable house. | bitterness, jealousy, resentment | Noun | |
| enforce | Compel compliance with a rule or law. | They no longer tried to enforce the dress code because most people ignored it. | implement, impose, require | Verb |
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