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Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5
Lesson 6 sentences
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English
5th Grade
02/20/2014

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Term
abolish
Definition
Most people would support a plan to _______ weapons of mass destruction.
Term
agony (noun)
Definition
The pinched nerve caused him _____ for several weeks.
Term
agonizing (adj.)
Definition
Watching their sick child in the hospital bed was _________ to the parents.
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catapult
Definition
Roman _________ could throw six-pound objects almost a third of a mile.
Term
catapulted
Definition
The Groaners' latest song __________ them to the top of the country music charts.
Term
character (noun)
Definition
Your friend's fupport during your long illness demonstrates her true _________.
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characters (noun)
Definition
Madame Defarge and Sydney Carton are the two __________ I remember most clearly from "A Tale of Two Cities".
OR
The license plate number NKT605 contains six __________.
Term
denounce
Definition
The President _________ Congress for failing to approve the budget.
Term
denounced
Definition
Carla _________ Victor, who sat next to her, for cheating on the test.
Term
escalate
Definition
If house prices continue to ________, many people will be unable to afford to buy a home.
Term
grim (adj.)
Definition
There were many ____ battles during the Civil War.
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The coach's ____ face expressed his displeasure at out team's poor performance.
OR
We heard the ____ news that no one had survived the plane crash.
Term
harbor (noun)
Definition
In the summer the ______ is busy with sailboats going in and out.
Term
harbor (verb)
Definition
In most states, it is a crime to ______ someone wanted by the police.
OR
Try not to ______ anger against teh person who stole your bike.
Term
inflict
Definition
The hurricane _________ severe damage on coastal areas.
Term
loathed
Definition
Mahatma Gandhi, the great Indian leader, _______ violence.
Term
loathing
Definition
Their ________ of cruelty to animals led them to set up a shelter for unwanted pets.
Term
meddled
Definition
When my grandparents retired, they could have _______ in my parents' lives, but they didn't.
Term
meddlesome
Definition
If you think I am being __________, just tell me to mind my own business.
Term
monstrous (adj.)
Definition
Hitler's _________ plan to murder the Jews of Europe was carried out in concentration camps in Germany and Poland.
OR
A _________ statue of the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, three times life-size, stood in the town square.
Term
rouse
Definition
The children were sleeping so soundly that it was difficult to _____ them.
Term
roused
Definition
Martin Luther King, Jr. ______ the American people with his 1963 speech at the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, D.C.
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steadfast
Definition
Rigo adn Moni remained _________ friends throughout their school years.
Term
translate
Definition
"The Little Prince", which was written in French, was __________ into English by Katherine Woods.
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