GRADE: 5
Grade 5
1. ledge
2. thwart
3. wayward
4. promontory
WORDMASTERS 2016 – 2017
MEET: 1
Meet 1 Definitions
-noun
1. a narrow, shelf-like part on a wall or raised
edge on a tray.
2. a flat shelf of rock protruding from a cliff or
slope. She should not stand near the edge of the
ledge if she does not want to fall off.
3. a reef, ridge or line of rocks in a body of water.
Synonyms: ridge, rim
-verb
1. to assemble (a door or the like) with ledges.
-verb
1. to oppose successfully, prevent from
accomplishing a purpose. Their enemy thwarted
their plans to attack.
2. to frustrate or confuse (a plan or purpose).
Synonyms: to prevent, beat, confuse, squelch
-adjective
1. lying across, transverse.
2. adverse, unfavorable.
-preposition, adverb
1. across; athwart.
-adjective
1. turned away from what is right or proper;
disobedient.
a wayward son, wayward behavior
2. swayed or prompted by caprice.
3. turning or changing irregularly, irregular.
Synonyms: contrary, headstrong, obstinate,
unruly, upright
-noun
1. a high point of land or rock projecting into the
sea or other water. The mansion was built on a
promontory overlooking the ocean.
2. a bluff or part of a plateau that overlooks a
lowland.
3. a reef, ridge or line of rocks in a body of water.
Synonyms: ridge, bluff
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GRADE: 5
5. squelch
6. competent
7. swarm
8. mull
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MEET: 1
-verb (used with object)
1. to strike physically, crush down, squash.
2. to put down, suppress or silence with a
crushing retort or argument.
Synonyms: to crush, muffle, stifle, thwart
-verb (used without object)
1. to make a splashing sound.
2. to walk heavily in water, mud or wet shoes,
making a sound.
-noun
1. anything crushed.
2. a splashing sound.
3. a noise suppressor.
-adjective
1. having enough skill to do something well;
properly qualified.
2. adequate but not exceptional. He is a
competent pianist, but plays the saxophone even
better.
3. meeting the minimum requirements for
something.
Synonyms: adequate, capable, qualified,
proficient
-noun
1. a group of honeybees from a hive that travel
together with a queen to start a new colony; a
group of bees.
2. a great number of things or people, especially
in motion.
Synonyms: flock, herd, mob
-verb (used without object)
1. to fly off together, as bees.
2. to move about together in great numbers, like
things or people. Fans swarmed the rock star.
3. to group together in a place.
-verb (used with object)
1. to gather around something.
-verb (used without object)
1. to study or ponder.
-verb (used with object)
1. to think about carefully; consider.
2. to make a mess of failure of.
Synonyms: to contemplate, to examine
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GRADE: 5
9. plumb
10. clutch
11. poach
WORDMASTERS 2016 – 2017
MEET: 1
-noun
1. to mass of lead or other heavy material on a
line and used to measure the depth of water or to
make a vertical line. a plumb line
Synonyms: to prevent, beat, confuse, squelch
-adjective
1. true or correct according to a plumb line.
2. downright or absolute.
-adverb
1. in a perpendicular or vertical direction.
2. exactly, precisely, directly.
3. absolutely or completely.
-verb (used with object)
1. to test with a plumb line.
2. to make vertical.
3. to measure (depth) by sounding.
-verb (used with object)
1. to grab or seize tightly.
2. to grip or hold tightly.
The scared little girl clutched her father’s hand.
Synonyms: to grip, grasp clasp, snatch
-noun
1. a tight grasp on something.
2. a slim handbag without handles or a strap.
3. a control or pedal for operating manual cars
and machinery.
4. a group of eggs laid at one time.
-adjective
1. occurring in a critical situation in sports.
2. dependable in crucial situations.
-verb (used without object)
1. to trespass in order to steal or hunt animals.
2. to hunt or fish illegally.
3. to become broken or slushy land.
4. a type of move or play in tennis.
Synonyms: to smuggle, steal
-verb (used with object)
1. to cook in hot but not boiling water (eggs, fish,
fruit) I ate two poached eggs for breakfast.
2. to mix with water to make a uniform
consistency, such as clay.
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GRADE: 5
12. taut
13. pendent
/pendant
14. snare
15. wizened
16. moat
WORDMASTERS 2016 – 2017
MEET: 1
-adjective
1. tense; not slack; The rope was pulled taut, not
loose.
2. emotionally or mentally strained or tense: My
nerves are taut – I am stressed out!
3. tidy; neat.
Synonyms: tense, firm, stiff
Antonyms: loose, slack, flabby
-adjective
1. hanging or suspended: a pendent lamp.
2. overhanging; jutting; projecting: pendent cliffs
3. undecided; pending: That lawsuit is still
pendent.
-noun
1. a hanging ornament, such as an earring, watch
or necklace charm.
She wore a blue pendant on a gold chain.
2. a chandelier.
3. a match, a companion.
-noun
1. a device, often with a loop or noose, to capture
small animals.
2. a trap.
3. a snare drum, or a taut string that stretches
across the skin of a drum.
4. a medical tool to remove tumors.
-verb (used with object)
1. to catch with a snare; entangle.
2. to catch someone with trickery.
I snared him into going to the event.
-adjective
1. withered; shriveled: a wizened old man.
The wizened grandfather held the little girl’s hand.
-verb wizen (used with or without object)
1. to wither shrivel; dry up.
-noun
1. a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water
and used for protection, that surrounds a town,
castle or animal habitat in a zoo.
The knight swam the crocodile-filled moat to reach
the castle.
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GRADE: 5
17. swill
18. withered
19. lobe
20. thrust
21. incoherent
WORDMASTERS 2016 – 2017
MEET: 1
-noun
1. a liquid food for animals, often made of kitchen
refuse.
2. kitchen refuse; garbage.
1. a liquid mess; waste; slop.
1. a liquid food for animals, often made of kitchen
refuse.
-verb (used with object)
1. to feed animals with swill: I had to swill the
hogs.
-adjective
1. shriveled; dried up; faded: a withered rose.
Synonym: wizened
-verb (used without object)
1. to shrivel; fade; decay:
The grapes had withered on the vine.
2. to lose the freshness of youth, as from age.
-verb (used with object)
1. to shrink or dry out, as from a lack of moisture;
to cause to loose freshness:
The drought withered the buds.
2. to affect harmfully: His fame withered by the
scandal.
3. to shame, as by a nasty glance:
The look from his mother withered him.
-noun
1. a roundish projection, like on an organ or a
leaf.
2. an earlobe.
-verb (used with object)
1. to push forcibly; shove: He thrust his way
through the crowd. She thrust a knife into the
monster.
2. to put forth boldly to accept: She thrust a dollar
bill into the waiter’s hand.
3. to shame, as by a nasty glance:
The look from his mother withered
-adjective
1. without logic or meaning; rambling: He spoke
in incoherent sentences.
2. loose; not staying together: an incoherent
mixture.
3. lacking unity or togetherness: an incoherent
group of people.
4. different or incompatible by nature.
Synonyms: incomprehensible, puzzling,
disconnected
Antonyms: coherent, connected, intelligible
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GRADE: 5
22. crone
23. gorge
24. upright
25. tension
WORDMASTERS 2016 – 2017
MEET: 1
-noun
1. a withered, witchlike old woman. The wizened
crone held out the poisoned apple to Snow White.
-noun
1. a narrow piece of land with steep, rocky walls.
Synonyms: ravine, chasm
2. a small canyon.
3. a gluttonous meal.
4. an obstructing mass: an ice gorge.
-verb
1. to eat greedily; to stuff with food: Augustus
Gloop gorged himself on sweets.
2. to swallow, especially greedily.
3. to choke up.
-adjective
1. erect or vertical in position or posture. He sat in
an upright position.
Synonyms: vertical
2. righteous, honest or just. The principal is an
upright person.
3. in agreement with what is right: an upright
business deal.
-noun
1. something standing erect or vertical.
2. an upright piano.
-verb (used with object)
1. to make upright: I uprighted the floor lamp
when it fell in the earthquake.
-noun
1. the act or state of stretching or straining. That
rope needs more tension; pull it until it is taut.
2. mental or emotional strain, anxiety or
excitement.
Synonyms: pressure, strain, stress, tautness
3. a strained relationship between people, groups
or nations: There is great tension in Congress
between political parties.
-verb
1. to subject a cable, belt, or the like to be taut or
tense for a purpose.
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