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English A 5th Grade Vocabulary List
March 21 - 24, 2016
agenda – n. a list of things to do.
coagulate – v., to solidify, to clump or clot.
deficient – adj., not enough, lacking.
defunct – adj., no longer working, no longer active.
facsimile – n, a copy, an imitation.
inoperable – adj. not working; not able to be fixed or cured.
petrify – v., to scare or frighten.
suffice – adj., to be enough.
Homework due Friday: Look up each word in the dictionary or etymonline.
Use root words! Do not capitalize unless proper noun.
“Please get your agendas out so we can write down tonight’s homework,” said
Mrs. Heitland.
She was bleeding profusely, so the doctor had to coagulate her blood. Thick
blood doesn’t flow uncontrollably.
Evan was fatigued from vitamin deficiency. Twinkies don’t have enough
nutrients.
Most of Donald Trump’s companies are now defunct; they no longer exist.
Alexia is a facsimile of her older brother; she’s always copying him.
My tablet is inoperable. I dropped it and it shattered.
The thought of bees and needles always proves to petrify Rinoa.
The jester’s antics always manage to suffice the King’s need for
entertainment. The King is always pleased.
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