WOW – List 2
1. meticulous– adjective. Pays attention to detail
Synonym – picky/careful; Antonym – careless.
2. nuisance – noun. Something that annoys you.
Synonym – annoyance; Antonym – pleasure.
3. exasperate – noun. A feeling of extreme frustration.
Synonym – ticked; Antonym - calm
4. emaciate – noun. Thin to the point of starvation and hollowed cheeks.
Synonym – thin; Antonym – chubby
5. dismal- adjective. Extremely depressing
Synonym – dull; Antonym – cheerful
6. government – noun. An organization of people that directs the actions of a nation, state
or community
7. nation: a group of people living in an area, with their own government and constitution
8. right: the ability of a person to do something without being prevented from or punished
for doing it
9. constitution: a written document that sets up the government and laws of a nation
10. amendment: a legal change to a constitution
11. monarchy: a kind of government where the executive power is held by one person for
life.
12. absolute power: a leader doesn’t have to explain himself or check with anyone else
before doing anything
13. democracy: a type of government where the people feel it should only have the power
that they give to it and that they should always have a hand in how the government works.
No Excuse Words:
Rebecca Sitton researched the top 600 most common words used in student writing. Fifth graders
should already know the first 400 words. The last two hundred words will be studied this year (5 words per week).
already
understand
warm
moon
gone
animals
finally
mind
summer
outside