Fifth and Sixth Grade Vocabulary Pages with Definitions and Sentences 5th and 6th Grade Vocabulary Pages

Vocabulary/Spelling Words 12/05/05

1. Problem - A test, something requiring thought to resolve

I do not understand the problem.

2. Question - A request for information

Your question cannot be answered by me.

3. Item - A thing, a unit

That item is no longer for sale.

4. Response - An answer

Are you willing to wait all day for a response?

5. Answer - To provide requested information

The answer is very obvious and plain to see.

6. Solution - The way a problem can be resolved

You are not going to like the solution we suggest.

7. Conundrum - A puzzle

He posed a conundrum that we all tried to solve.

8. Resolve - Settle, solve, fix

It will take time to resolve this problem.

9. Situation - A position, a condition, an event

How did a situation like this get started?

10. Obstacle - A block, a hurdle, a barrier

It is just one more obstacle that we must remove.

11. Barrier - Something material used as a block

They have installed a traffic barrier in front of the station.

12. Inquire - To ask, to seek information

Just go inside and inquire which direction we shou8lg go?

13. Proposition - To offer a solution or deal

I have come up with a serious proposition for you.

14. Difficulty - Something that prevents a solution

This difficulty will not last all day.

15. Quandary - A doubt, something unknown, a problem

I am in a quandary about what I should do.

16. Enigma - A difficult puzzle or situation

Her actions and behavior are an enigma to us all.

17. Mystery - A story with unusual elements and unknowns

She is reading a mystery novel.

18. Riddle - A simple but tricky written or stated puzzle

He read th riddle and asked us for possible solutions.

19. Challenge - A set of circumstances or problems to overcome

If there is a challenge, then I want to tackle it first.

20. Issue - A matter to be decided or discussed

The issue has been decided and there will be no more discussion of it!