WordMasters 5th Grade Gold List 1



WordMasters 5th Grade Gold List 1 |Name: |  | |abridge

transitive verb

| |to shorten without removing basic contents; condense. |

| |synonyms: |

| |compress, condense, curtail, cut, cut down, digest, shorten, truncate |

| |antonyms: |

| |amplify, expand, extend, lengthen |

| |similar words: |

| |abstract, brief, contract, epitomize, summarize, synopsize |

bar1

noun

| |a length of solid material, usu. rectangular or cylindrical. |

| |synonyms: |

| |bolt, cake, rail, rod, stick |

| |similar words: |

| |block, crowbar, ingot, jimmy, lever, pole, rail, railing, shaft, stake |

bar2

noun

| |a unit of pressure equal to one million dynes per square centimeter. |

calamity

noun

| |an event causing extreme harm, suffering, or destruction; disaster. |

| |synonyms: |

| |cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy |

| |antonyms: |

| |blessing, godsend, miracle |

| |similar words: |

| |accident, adversity, affliction, blow, cataclysm, earthquake, flood, misfortune, mishap |

caravan

noun

| |a band of people traveling together for safety, esp. across a desert. |

conduit

noun

| |a channel, ditch, or pipe used to convey water or other liquid. |

| |synonyms: |

| |aqueduct, drain, gully, trunk |

deceive

transitive verb

| |to lead (a person) to believe something that is untrue; mislead; trick; defraud. |

| |synonyms: |

| |betray, bilk, bluff, cheat, chicane, defraud, delude, dupe, fool, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misinform, mislead, mock, play |

| |someone false, trick, victimize |

| |antonyms: |

| |disillusion, undeceive |

| |similar words: |

| |bamboozle, beguile, bluff, con, cozen, double-cross, entrap, fast-talk, flimflam, gull, jive, lead on, mock, outwit, rook, |

| |shaft, snooker, sucker, swindle, two-time |

embellish

transitive verb

| |to improve by, or as though by, decorations; decorate. |

| |synonyms: |

| |adorn, decorate, enrich, garnish, grace, ornament, trim |

| |similar words: |

| |bedizen, elaborate, enrich, festoon |

façade [or] facade

noun

| |the front of a building. |

| |synonyms: |

| |face, front |

| |similar words: |

| |aspect, exterior |

hypocrite

noun

| |one who states or pretends to hold beliefs or principles he or she does not actually practice. |

| |synonyms: |

| |whited sepulcher |

| |similar words: |

| |deceiver, faker, pharisee, phony, pretender |

hypocritical

adjective

| |marked by, tending toward, or engaged in hypocrisy. |

jovial

adjective

| |heartily cheerful, friendly, and merry; convivial. |

| |synonyms: |

| |convivial, gleeful, jocose, jocular, jocund, jolly, merry, mirthful |

| |antonyms: |

| |cheerless, gloomy, morose |

| |similar words: |

| |buoyant, cheerful, convivial, effervescent, festive, friendly, frolicsome, gay, happy, lighthearted, lively, sociable, |

| |vivacious |

menagerie

noun

| |a collection of usu. wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |

| |synonyms: |

| |zoo |

miserly

adjective

| |of, like, or characteristic of a miser; penurious or stingy. |

| |synonyms: |

| |cheap, churlish, close-fisted, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, skimpy, sordid, stingy, tight, tightfisted |

| |antonyms: |

| |liberal |

| |similar words: |

| |avaricious, frugal, mercenary, thrifty |

morose

adjective

| |gloomy or sullen. |

| |synonyms: |

| |atrabilious, dour, gloomy, saturnine, sullen, unhappy |

| |antonyms: |

| |blithe, cheerful, ebullient, jovial, merry |

| |similar words: |

| |cheerless, dejected, depressed, dismal, dispirited, doleful, funereal, glum, grim, lugubrious, moody, sad, somber, sulky |

morsel

noun

| |a bite-sized amount; small piece or bit. |

| |synonyms: |

| |bit, bite, crumb, nibble, snippet, taste |

| |similar words: |

| |bite, mouthful, pinch, scrap, shred, taste |

persnickety

adjective

| |(informal) fussy or demanding. |

| |synonyms: |

| |dainty, fastidious, fussy, particular |

| |antonyms: |

| |easygoing |

| |similar words: |

| |choosy, exacting, finicky, hypercritical, picky, squeamish |

pilfer

transitive verb & intransitive verb

| |to steal, esp. trifling amounts or things of small value. |

| |synonyms: |

| |purloin |

portal

noun

| |a doorway or entrance, esp. a large and imposing one. |

| |synonyms: |

| |door, doorway, entrance, entranceway |

| |similar words: |

| |foyer, narthex, porch, portico, threshold, vestibule |

quell

transitive verb

| |to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |

| |synonyms: |

| |choke, conquer, put down, quash, repress, stifle, suppress |

| |similar words: |

| |crush, dispel, extinguish, repress, squash, squelch, stamp out, subdue |

repast

noun

| |a meal, or the food eaten at a meal. |

| |synonyms: |

| |feast, feed, meal, refection, spread |

slipshod

adjective

| |carelessly done or constructed. |

| |synonyms: |

| |careless, perfunctory, ragged, remiss, slapdash, sloppy |

| |antonyms: |

| |diligent, painstaking |

| |similar words: |

| |casual, haphazard, hurried, inferior, negligent |

spendthrift

noun

| |one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. |

| |synonyms: |

| |prodigal, profligate, squanderer |

| |antonyms: |

| |miser, penny pincher |

stifle

transitive verb

| |to hold back; inhibit. |

| |synonyms: |

| |check, inhibit, repress, restrain, smother, suppress, throttle |

| |antonyms: |

| |kindle |

| |similar words: |

| |constrain, contain, curb, mute, repress, restrict, stay, still, suppress |

thrifty

adjective

| |practicing thrift; economical. |

| |synonyms: |

| |economical, frugal, provident, sparing |

| |antonyms: |

| |extravagant, improvident, prodigal, profligate, thriftless, wasteful |

| |similar words: |

| |careful, miserly, parsimonious, prudent, saving, stingy |

vain

adjective

| |not leading to a desirable or lasting effect; futile; fruitless. |

| |synonyms: |

| |abortive, bootless, fruitless, futile, hopeless, idle, ineffectual, inefficacious, nugatory, pointless, unavailing, |

| |unsuccessful, useless |

| |antonyms: |

| |fruitful, successful |

| |similar words: |

| |idle, ineffective, nugatory, unproductive |

veto

noun

| |the right or power of one official authority or body, esp. the chief executive, to reject or cancel something enacted by |

| |another, such as a law or budget authorization approved by a legislature. |

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