Grade 5 Trophies Theme 2 “Team Work” Vocabulary Lists
Grade 5, Theme 2, We'll Never Forget You, Roberto Clemente Vocabulary Words
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dedicated set apart for a special purpose
control tower at an airport, a building from which take-offs and landings are directed
lineup the players on a team who will take part in a game
ace an expert
error in baseball, a misplay, such as a fumble or a wild throw
artificial made by humans; not natural
Grade 5, Theme 2, Folk Tales from Asia Vocabulary Words
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diligence willingness or ability to work steadily and carefully
plodded walked heavily; trudged
bountiful plentiful; existing in a great quantity
destiny outcome that is bound to come; fate
assured made certain; guaranteed
entrusted made responsible for something
Grade 5, Theme 2, Iditarod Dream Vocabulary Words
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headquarters the place from which activities, such as those of an organization, are directed
positions the places occupied by people or things
handlers those who manage, control, or operate
pace rate of speed, as in movement or work
tangle a confused mass; a snarl
Grade 5, Theme 2, Woodsong Vocabulary Words
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resembled was or looked like
bulk large size or mass
pointedly clearly noticeable; done with emphasis
harness straps or bands used to hitch an animal to a cart, plow, or other piece of equipment
retired removed from a job because of advancing age
disengage to loosen, detach, or free from something that holds
snort to force air violently and noisily through the nostrils
Grade 5, Theme 2, Island of the Blue Dolphins Vocabulary Words
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overcome to make weak or helpless
forlorn sad or pitiful because of being alone or neglected
pitched rose and fell alternately at the front and back of a ship or boat
vainer more self-admiring, proud and conceited than someone else
gorged stuffed oneself with food
abalone an edible shellfish having a flat shell lined with mother-of-pearl
lair the den of wild animals