Fifth and Sixth Grade Vocabulary Pages with Definitions and Sentences 5th and 6th Grade Vocabulary Pages
5th and 6th Grade Vocabulary Pages Index
Vocabulary/Spelling Words 04/19/05
1. Revel To really enjoy, take pleasure in
It is hard for me to ______in her winning the gold medal because I know she cheated.
2. Annual Yearly, a yearly occurrence
We are going to have our ________inspection tomorrow.
3. Inspection A close check or examination
At my house we have a weekly room __________ to be sure that the bedrooms are neat.
4. Prospects A possibilities, likely choices
My summer job _________ look good because I already have three offers to work.
5. Suspect To be suspicious, to think something is wrong
The police _______ the bike theft occurred during vacation when we were away from home.
6. Spectacle - Show, a big event
The holiday firework's display with its bright lights and loud sounds is a fantastic _________.
7. Suspense Mystery, to not know the outcome
"007 movies" are exciting because of the action, gimmicks and ________ surrounding Bond's escapes.
8. Concentrate Make thicker, to think hard
Isn't it hard to ___________ on studying when it is warm and sunny outside?
9. Resume To start again, to go on with something
After each rain delay the tennis players were able to ______ the match until it got dark.
10. Confusion Doubt, uncertainty
There was _________ among the band members when the wind blew their musical scores away and they could not perform.
11. Distant Far off
The fascination to discover _______ places often is the major factor in one's decision to be an astronaut.
12. Maritime To do with ships and the sea
Generally, ________ provinces supply vast amounts of fish and seafood for their population.
13. Nautical To do with the Navy and sailing
Did your family purchase all this ________ gear at Bill's Marina Shop on the wharf?
14. Aqueducts Canals that carry water
The ancient Roman ________ delivered water across valleys and rivers.
15. Nauseous Feeling like vomiting
The children were pale and ________ as the rolling waves wildly tossed the small craft!
16. Diverse Very different, unlike
Our high school offers five foreign languages to serve the _______ student body in our region.
17. Immigrate To move in, to come into a country to stay
It is still difficult for a Cuban national to _________ to the USA because Castro willl not allow citizens to leave the island.
18. Cultural Related to the arts, music, and literature
In Louisiana, the celebration of Mardi Gras is a ________ expression of its French heritage.
19. Universal Always fitting, applying to everything
S.O.S. is a _________ statement signaling distress and requesting help
20. Illusions Fantasies, things that seem real but are not
David Copperfield, the magicians, masterful _________ include the mysterious disappearance of an elephant from the stage.
21. Exhilarating Exciting, stimulating, fascinating
The 18 inches of fresh powder at Lake Tahoe provided us with an ____________ and challenging day of skiing and snowboarding.
22. Animate To make move, to make something go
I want to learn how to ________ my cartoon characters so that I can make a multimedia movie on my computer.
23. Constant Always there, unchanging
The ________ love and affection that they received from their own parents were the guiding principles they used to rear their children.
24. Pertain To relate to or be attached to something
Im not sure that information will _______ to your report.
25. Boisterous Loud and noisy, raucous
That was a really __________ bunch of people.