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Ruby Holler
Practicing vocabulary from Ruby Holler
25
General Vocab
5th Grade
11/22/2019

Additional General Vocab Flashcards

 


 

Cards

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putrid

(adjective)

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foul, gross, decaying, rotting, disgusting

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ramshackle

(adjective)

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likely to fall apart, rickety

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exasperated

(verb)

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become very annoyed, frustrated, extreme irritation

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decrepit

(adjective)

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broken down with age, weakened, worn out

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cellar

(noun)

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basement

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exaggerate

(verb)

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to make something seem bigger or better, to stretch the truth

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extravagant

(adjective)

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spending more than necessary; lavish

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crotchety

(adjective)

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cranky or ill tempered; crabby

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ambled

(verb)

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saunter, stroll as in walk in no hurry

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whittling

(verb)

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carving wood

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oblivious

(adjective)

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lacking mindful attention; not noticing something or things around you

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sauntered

(verb)

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to walk in a leisurely manner; slowly walk

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surly

(adjective)

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irritable, crabby

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listless

(adjective)

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lack of interest or energy

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flailing

(verb)

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to beat, swing, move something about, like flailing arms

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tentative

(adjective)

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hesitant, uncertain, not fully developed

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mortified

(verb)

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severe embarrassment 

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barricade

(verb or noun)

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to block or stop something; something in the way

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salary

(noun)

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money for working; sometimes a fixed amount

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intrigued

(verb)

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to arouse interest or curiosity

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incredible

(adjective)

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hard to believe; amazing, fantastic

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portaging or portage

(verb)

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to move gear over land to another waterway

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forlorn

(adjective)

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sad and lonely because of isolation

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clambering

(verb)

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to climb awkwardly by scrambling

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appraised

(verb)

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to evaluate the worth of something

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