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| 5th Grade Words for Memphis-Shelby County Schools |
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abacus
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n. manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters | |
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aerosol
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n. a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas) | |
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Africa
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n. the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean | |
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ancestor
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n. a person related to you who lived a long time ago; forefather, forerunner, or predecessor | |
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Antarctica
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n. an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep | |
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antibody
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n. any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response | |
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antiseptic
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n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms | |
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apology
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n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse | |
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apostrophe
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n. text character used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers | |
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application
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n. close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance | |
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astrology
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n. study of the positions of stars, in the belief that stars affect the character and lives of people | |
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avenue
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n. way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street | |
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biography
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n. an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life | |
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Brazil
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n. the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter | |
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cartoon
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n. design or study drawn of full size to serve as a model for transferring or copying; drawing depicting a humorous situation | |
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certificate
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n. document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course | |
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colony
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n. region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees | |
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comma
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n. a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence | |
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communication
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n. activity of communicating; conveying information, like message, letter, or announcement | |
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companion
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n. a person you spend a lot of time with, often because of friends or travelling together; partner | |
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conceive
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v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way | |
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connection
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n. relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another | |
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convention
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n. social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states | |
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daisy
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n. any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl | |
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duplicate
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n. one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile | |
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Egypt
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n. an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament | |
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elasticity
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n. tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed | |
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ethnicity
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n. common characteristics of a group of people; ethnic group; quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties | |
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explanation
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n. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. | |
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fortress
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n. fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town | |
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fungi
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n. the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants | |
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galaxy
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n. large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities | |
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gallop
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v. move or run rapidly or carelessly, as by a quadruped, particularly by a horse lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds | |
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generation
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n. all offspring at same stage from common ancestor; interval of time between the birth of parents and their offspring | |
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Germany
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n. a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 | |
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hippopotamus
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n. massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa | |
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horizon
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n. line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest | |
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internet
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n. a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange | |
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interstate
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n. one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States | |
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Italy
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n. a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD | |
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magenta
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n. a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta | |
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melon
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n. juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon; plant that produces the fruit juicy | |
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meteorology
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n. earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be | |
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molecule
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n. the smallest unit without losing its own chemical nature, consisting usually of two or more atoms | |
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museum
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n. a place for collecting and displaying objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value | |
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Neptune
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n. a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants | |
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obligation
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n. act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt | |
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obsessed
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a. having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force | |
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occupation
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n. act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power | |
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participle
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n. a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses | |
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pathology
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n. science which treats of diseases, their nature, causes, progress, symptoms; departure or deviation from a normal condition | |
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pelican
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n. large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish | |
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perennial
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n. lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time | |
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persecution
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n. act of persecuting on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs that differ from those of the persecutor | |
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pilgrim
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n. traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee | |
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plaster
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n. cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling | |
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plunge
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v. dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place | |
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prescription
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n. written instructions from doctor; written order; act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions | |
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projection
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n. plan for anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface | |
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protein
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n. one of the many substances found in food, such as meat or eggs, that is necessary for the body to grow | |
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questionable
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a. subject to question; admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to invite, inquiry | |
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reduction
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n. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent | |
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refraction
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n. turning or bending of any wave, such as light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density | |
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representation
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n. act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf | |
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revolution
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n. act of revolving; motion of body round a fixed point or line; rotation; total or radical change; fundamental change in political organization | |
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saucer
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n. dish; small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup | |
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sausage
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n. a thin, tube-like case containing meat that has been cut into very small pieces and mixed with spices | |
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sociology
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n. the study of the relationships between people living in groups, especially in industrial societies | |
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solstice
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n. either of the two times of a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator | |
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soprano
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n. treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; upper part in harmony for mixed voices | |
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Spain
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n. a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power | |
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stratosphere
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n. region of the uppermost atmosphere, extends from 15 kilometers to 50 kilometers approximately | |
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submission
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n. act of submitting; act of yielding to power or authority; surrender of the person and power to the control or government of another; obedience | |
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subscribe
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v. write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; give consent to; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount | |
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subscription
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n. a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time | |
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suffrage
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n. vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony; attestation; witness; approval | |
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terrier
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n. any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground | |
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tortoise
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n. usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica | |
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transfer
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n. shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another | |
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Uranus
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n. (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology | |
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virus
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n. disease communicator; something that poisons one's soul or mind; program for unwanted actions in computer | |
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