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Words all advanced 5th graders should know

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  1. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  2. cataclysmic
    severely destructive
  3. zephyr
    a slight wind
  4. unwieldy
    difficult to use or handle because of size or weight
  5. vexation
    anger produced by some annoying irritation
  6. Orient
    the countries of Asia
  7. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  8. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  9. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  10. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  11. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  12. violence
    a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction
  13. mental retardation
    lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
  14. delinquency
    nonpayment of a debt when due
  15. I
    the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet
  16. A
    the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
  17. democracy
    the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  18. rapport
    a relationship of mutual understanding between people
  19. estranged
    caused to be unloved
Created on Thu Oct 25 18:38:08 EDT 2012

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