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5th Grade Reading Vocabulary
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5th Grade
01/03/2011

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HOVERED
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(v.)  to stay in or near one place; wait nearby
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DOOMED
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(v.)  to condemn to an unhappy or terrible fate
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INJURED
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(adj. or v.)  wounded or harmed, hurt;  to wound or injure something or someone
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DESPERATE
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(adj.)  ready to try anything; prepared to run any risk
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DOLPHINS
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(pl. n.)  any of numerous sea mammals related to the whale, but smaller.  Dolphins have beaklike snouts and remarkable intelligence
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COMMUNICATE
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(v.)  to give or exchange information or news by speaking, writing, and so on;  send and receive messages
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COOPERATE
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(v.)  to work together efficiently
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LOBBYIST
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(n.)  a person who tries to influence lawmakers to pass laws helping a cause
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MIRACULOUS
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(adj.)  marvelous, wonderful
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PONDER
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(v.)  to consider carefully; to think over
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PROSPER
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(v.)  to be successful; to have good fortune
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QUANTITIES
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(pl. n.)  a large amount; a large number
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SEEP
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(v.)  to leak slowly; trickle; ooze
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BRIM
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(n.)  the edge or border of something; rim
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PENINSULA
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(n.)  a land mass that is surrounded on three sides by water
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TRAVEL AGENT
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(n.) a professional who schedules airline flights, hotel reservations, etc. for customers
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QUADRUPLETS
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(pl.n.)  four children born of the same pregnancy
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BURGLARY
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(n.)  the crime of breaking into the house of another with the intent to steal
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INCOGNITO
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(adj.)  having one's identity concealed with the intent of going unnoticed
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SUSPICIOUS
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(adj.)  tending to cause doubt, mistrust or attention
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REASSURING
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(v. or adj.)  to restore confidence or comfort in
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CLIENT
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(n.)  a customer receiving services or products from a professional, vendor or business
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DESTINATION
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(n.)  the place to which a person travels or is sent
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URGENT
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(adj.)  requiring immediate attention or action; pressing
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BROCHURE
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(n.)  a pamphlet or leaflet, usually giving information about or advertising something
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LAVATORY
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(n.)  a bathroom
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RESERVATIONS
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(n.)  a arrangement to secure accommodations at a restaurant, airlines, etc.
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SOFTWARE
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(n.)  in computers, a program to direct the operation of the computer; allows the user to do something on a computer, e.g. edit text, email, make a spreadsheet
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COMPUTER HACKER
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(n.)  a computer user who attempts to gain illegal access to others' computers, email, personal information
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ACCUSATION
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(n.)  a charge of wrongdoing, e.g. Bruce was accused of cheating on the last test.
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