Wordmasters 5th grade
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i-luv-words-169 on May 2, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Brink | the limit beyond which something happens or changes |
| pare | decrease gradually or bit by bit |
| authentic | not counterfeit or copied |
| quarry | animal hunted or caught for food |
| taunt | aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing |
| covert | a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something |
| beacon | a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships |
| goad | a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something |
| immune | a person who is immune to a particular infection |
| skinflint | a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend |
| pinion | wing of a bird |
| stout | a garment size for a large or heavy person |
| idol | a material effigy that is worshipped as a god |
| shackle | a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) |
| foul | an act that violates of the rules of a sport |
| clangor | a loud resonant repeating noise |
| hail | precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents |
| candid | openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness |
| glutton | a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess |
| waft | be driven or carried along, as by the air |
| emaciated | very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold |
| cache | a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons) |
| shear | (usually plural) large scissors with strong blades |
| clandestine | conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods |
| uprising | organized opposition to authority |
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