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5th Grade
04/19/2010

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Term
The floor of a fireplace, the area in front of the fireplace
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hearth
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to clean up, usually by digging or scooping
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dredge
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to chop or cut, usually with an ax or pick
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hewn
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to buy something, the act of buying something, or the item bought
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purchase
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to prepare land, usually for farming or gardening, to develop
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cultivate
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able to stay afloat, cheerful
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buoyand
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a defeat, often of troops, to defeat and cause retreat
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rout
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to dig out from the ground
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excavate
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dull, heavy or slow
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leaden
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the liquid and other remains left in a container
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dregs
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to be very careful about saving money
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scrimp
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very elaborate, usually to the point of being wasteful, to give someone a generous amount of something
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lavish
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a deep opening, usually in the ground or in a rock
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chasm
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to argue over something, usually the price of an item; to barter
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haggle
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to withstand or oppose
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resist
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being brought to ruin or failure
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downfall
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to take care of, often by providing food and protection
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nurture
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not wasteful; sometimes refers to being careful with money
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frugal
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to apply a nice coating to an object, the coating applied to the object
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glaze
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to spend money freely, the act of spending freely
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splurge
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in the air
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aloft
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a ship or boat, an open container used for storing items, usually liquids
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vessel
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to show extreme fondness or love
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dote
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abrupt and blunt
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brusquw
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a shelter
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dwelling
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outer covering of some fruits, vegetables and seeds, to remove the outer covering
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husk
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to force away
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repel
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relating to the sense of touch
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tactile
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to eat quickly or hungrily
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devour
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dark and gloomy
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murky
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pressure or tension put on an object
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stress
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an essential supporting structure of a building, vehicle, or object
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framework
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becoming smaller, fewer or less, diminish in strength or quality, politely refuse to do something, move downward or bend down
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decline
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able to be heard, a change in the offensive play called by the quarterback at the line of scrimmage
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audible
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the base frame of a motor vehicle or other wheeled conveyance
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chassis
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divide by cutting or slicing, esp. suddenly and forcibly. 
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sever
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