5th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 2
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| defeated | Having been beaten; demoralized. | The player felt defeated because he kept losing his soccer matches. | beaten, crushed, conquered | unbeaten, triumphant, reigning | Adjective |
| fancy | Extravagant in decoration or style. | She wears fancy jewelry that matches her outfits. | frilly, decorative, special | simple, plain | Adjective |
| fluttering | Moving with a quivering motion. | The Monarch butterflies were fluttering in the late summer sky. | shiver, wobble, flit | calm, still, steady | Adjective |
| celestial | Relating to the sky, outer space, or heaven. | The moon is Earth's nearest large celestial body. | heavenly, ethereal, astral | earthly | Adjective |
| defend | Resist an attack; attempt to justify. | I'm going to defend myself against mosquitos with this spray. | protect, resist, uphold | abandon, blame | Verb |
| describe | Explain in writing or speech; give details. | Could you please describe what the thief was wearing? | define, illustrate, recount | Verb | |
| dissolve | Melt from a solid; incorporate into a liquid. | I watched the sugar dissolve in the hot tea. | soften, diffuse, mix in | Noun | |
| dreadful | Causing or inspiring dread or oppressive fear. | Aaron was reading a book about a dreadful monster that was terrorizing a small village. | horrible, awful, ghastly | pleasant, wonderful | Adjective |
| turret | A tower on the corner of a building, typically a castle. | They fired arrows from the turret. | tower, minaret, spire | Noun | |
| villa | A large estate in the country; residence of a wealthy person. | They have a villa with twenty bedrooms. | manor, chateau, mansion | Noun |
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