5th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 11
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| awkward | Lacking grace or skill. | She's as awkward as an elephant on a hoverboard. | clumsy, blundering, uncoordinated | graceful, elegant | Adjective |
| symbiosis | A mutually beneficial or cooperative relationship between two different organisms. | Honey bees and flowers live in symbiosis. | cooperation, partnership, alliance | Noun | |
| example | A thing that is representative of its kind. | His bad mood is an example of what happens when he doesn't get enough sleep. | model, instance, specimen | Noun | |
| slumber | Sleep; light sleep. | Cameron was woken from his slumber by a loud crash. | nap, rest, sleep | consciousness, wakefulness | Noun |
| astonishment | A state of great surprise. | When she walked into the room with her hair dyed neon pink, all I could do was stare in astonishment. | amazement, awe, wonderment | Noun | |
| exuberant | Cheerfully unrestrained and lively. | The locals complained about the noise caused by the exuberant crowd in the street. | enthusiastic, energetic, vigorous | apathetic, dispirited, unexcited | Adjective |
| punctuation | The marks used in writing to separate sentences and parts of sentences. | Karen uses emojis instead of punctuation when she's texting. | mark | Noun | |
| physically | In a physical manner or relating to the body. | The road trip was physically and mentally exhausting, but we had a lot of fun. | materially, tangibly | Adverb | |
| submersible | Designed to be used while submerged under water. | The countertop fountain uses a submersible water pump to run water over the rocks. | Adjective | ||
| adaptation | The process of adapting or being adapted; adjustment to environmental conditions. | A camel's hump is an example of adaptation to its environment. | acclimatization, habituation | Noun |
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