5th Grade Vocabulary Workshop, Unit 1

celebrity counsel

demonstrate

drowsy

essential

hardship

haul

humblepledge

sincerestampede

suitable

Plain, not proud or grand

Take away one’s spirit

humble

A wild rush of animals or people

stampede

Necessary; very important

essential

A talk that leads to a decision counsel

Something that causes suffering or difficulty

hardship

Just right; well matched suit

able

Ready to fall asleep

drowsy

To show, explain or prove

demonstrate

A well-known person

celebrity

To move by pulling; an amount taken or won

haul

A promise pl

edge

Honest and real feeling

sincere

5th Grade Vocabulary Workshop - Unit 2

annual

basic

competition

contract

dismissneglect

obtain

portion

recall sponso

r

stern

vacant

trying to outdo others: a contest or game

competition

not kindly; harsh-looking OR the back end of a boat

stern

to gain something through some effort

ob

tain

to bring back to mind OR to ask to return

re

call

coming each year; once a year

annual

an agreement that can be forced by law OR to make grow smaller

contract

to not care for or give attention to often out of laziness

ne

glect

not used, filled, or lived in

vacant

A section or piece; a part of a whole; a serving of food

portion

one who takes resonsibility for a group; one who pays for an advertisement or event

sponsor

to send away or permit to leave; to remove from a job

dis

miss

having to do with the main point of something OR a key element or part

basic

5th Grade Unit 3 Vocabulary Words

attractive

burden

consent

dependable

indicate

previous

qualify

response

shabby thaw

urgent

vanity

coming before in time or order

pre

vious

to point out; to be a sign of

indicate

capable of being relied on; trustworthy

dependable

to agree or approve; permission

consent

a heavy load that is real or emotional

burden

pleasing to the eye; having the power to draw attention

attractive

having too much pride in one’s looks OR a dressing table

vanity

needing immediate atttention

urgent

to melt; to warm up gradually

thaw

worn or faded from use or wear; not nice

shabby

a reply or answer response

to be fit for or meet the requirements of something

qualify

5th Grade Vocabulary, Unit 4

ambushcalculate

contribute

dread employ

extend

frantic

initialroutine

stun

sturdyyield

a surprise attack

am

bush

to find out by using math or logic

calculate

to give money, items, or time for a cause

con

tribute

to fear or be afraid

dread

to put to work or give a job

employ

to stretch out or make last longer

extend

very excited or upset

frantic

beginning or first; the first letter of a name or word

initial

a fixed way of doing something

routine

shock or daze; to make unable to react

stun

firmly or solidly built

sturdy

to give in or stop

yield

antique

baggage

digest establis

heternal has

te

humid

lash

oppose

pioneer

sensible worthy

Unit 5 Vocabulary

5th Grade Vocabulary - Unit 5

an object made long ago; from the past

antique

having value; good enough for

worthy

suitcases or other items carried by travelers

baggage

steamy or heavy with moisture; summers in Oklahoma

humid

having good judgment; reasonable

sensible

a shortened text OR to understand an idea

digest

the first or one of the first to do something

pioneer

to set up OR to prove beyond a doubt

establish

to act or speak out against someone or something

oppose

lasting for all time; forever eternal

to whip or scold

lash

speed or quickness often without caution

haste

blossom collide constan

t

content

distract

drought

foul noble policy

quiver slighttidy

Unit 6 Vocabulary - 5th Grade

5th Grade Vocabulary – Unit 6

a flower or group of flowers; bloom; to have or produce flowers

blossom

to bump into hard; to crash

collide

never stopping; continuous

constant

pleased with; satisfied OR the meaning or subject of

content

to confuse or disturb

distract

a long time without rain

drought

unpleasant to the senses; to break the rules

foul

of good moral character; of high birth or rank

noble

a plan; a set of rules or way to act OR a written insurance contract

policy

a trembling action or motion OR a case used to hold arrows

quiver

small in size OR to treat as unimportant; to insult

slight

neat and in good order

tidy

5th Grade Vocabulary – Unit 7

ancestor alert

accurate

disaster

elementary

envy

epidemic

feeble penetrate

romp

staple survive

having little strength or force; weak; frail

feeble

spreading to a very large group at a time; widespread

epidemic

a sudden, terrible event that causes great damage or suffering

disaster

without errors, completely correct; exact

accurate

to stay a live or continue to exist; to endure

survive

to enter or force a way through or into

penetrate

to run or play in a lively and carefree way

romp

watchful and ready to act OR a signal

alert

needed or used regularly; basic; important

staple

to resent what someone else has; jealousy

envy

related to the simplest or beginning level of something; introductory

elementary

a family member who lived at an earlier time

ancestor

5th Grade Vocabulary – Unit 8

awkward

clatter

gallant

lukewarmplentifulration

reservescholar

smolder

trudgevolunteer

weary

not hot but not cold; moderately warm; tepid

lukewarm

not skillful or graceful; clumsy OR embarrassing

awkward

to give time or effort without pay volunteer

feeling tired or worn out; exhausted; fatigued

weary

to burn slowly with smoke but no flame

smolder

to hold back or set aside OR something stored for later use

reserve

showy in appearance; splendid OR a fashionable young gentlemen

gallant

an expert in a field of study; a professor

scholar

noisy sound; busy excitement clatter

to walk slowly and with difficulty

trudge

to pass out in limited portions; a limited share of something

ration

more than enough; an abundant amount

plentiful

5th Grade Vocabulary – Unit 9

convict disciplin

e

dungeon

earnest enclos

e

gradual

grumble jagge

d

nourish

provision treat

y

uneasy

to act or speak without thinking it through first

impulsive