Printable 5th grade vocabulary flashcards

To leave someone or something behind and not come back.

Synonym: desert

Happening with no warning.

Synonym: sudden

So unreasonable that it makes no sense.

Synonym: ridiculous

Existing in large amounts, more than enough.

Synonym: plentiful

Free from mistakes and true to the facts.

Synonym: correct

To come to own or have something, often by effort.

Synonym: gain

Very good at doing something because of practice.

Synonym: skilled

Good enough for what is needed, but no more.

Synonym: sufficient

To care for someone or something with great warmth and affection.

Synonym: love dearly

A person you are up against in a fight or contest.

Synonym: opponent

Happening in the sky or seen from high above the ground.

Synonym: airborne

Having lots of money and the nice things it buys.

Synonym: rich

Suffering so bad that it is hard to bear.

Synonym: extreme pain

A person or group that joins with you for a shared goal.

Synonym: supporter

To gather up a big pile of something over a period of time.

Synonym: collect

Pleasant and easy to get along with.

Synonym: friendly

Able to live or travel in two kinds of places, dry ground and the sea.

Synonym: on land and water

A relative who lived long before you and is part of your family line.

Synonym: relative from long ago

From a time very long ago in history.

Synonym: old

Great suffering, usually in the mind or heart.

Synonym: agony

Written or done by someone whose identity is hidden or unknown.

Synonym: unnamed

A person who fights against the main character or the hero.

Synonym: opponent

An old object that is valuable because of its age.

Synonym: old

Nervous and uneasy about what might happen.

Synonym: worried

Decided on a whim, with no real reason behind the choice.

Synonym: random

From a much earlier time and not in use anymore.

Synonym: outdated

A smell, especially a pleasing one coming from food or flowers.

Synonym: scent

Acting as if you are better than everyone else.

Synonym: conceited

To work with someone to make a task easier.

Synonym: help

Struck with sudden, great surprise.

Synonym: amazed

Strong and fit, and good at running, jumping, and games.

Synonym: sporty

The room right under the roof of a house.

Synonym: loft

To make something larger by adding more to it.

Synonym: increase

Not a copy or a fake, but truly what it is claimed to be.

Synonym: real

A deep feeling against something that makes you want to avoid it.

Synonym: strong dislike

The business and science of flying aircraft.

Synonym: flight

Unable to grow plants, with nothing living on it.

Synonym: bare

To shout in a very deep, loud voice, like a big bull.

Synonym: roar

A person who gets money or help from something.

Synonym: receiver

Full of goodwill and wanting to do good things for other people.

Synonym: generous

To tell someone off in a harsh, angry way for a long while.

Synonym: scold

Totally mixed up and unable to understand what is going on.

Synonym: puzzled

Having very little taste or excitement.

Synonym: dull

A large, strong burning with high flames.

Synonym: big, fierce fire

A heavy snowfall blown around by strong winds.

Synonym: snowstorm

To talk about your skills or things in a way that shows too much pride.

Synonym: brag

So warm that it feels almost unbearable.

Synonym: very hot

To give extra strength or help to something that needs it.

Synonym: support

Having to do with flowers, trees, and the study of them.

Synonym: of plants

Having no end or edge, so it never runs out.

Synonym: limitless

A light, soft flow of air that you can barely feel.

Synonym: gentle wind

Lasting only a little time.

Synonym: short

Holding as much as it possibly can, right up to the edge.

Synonym: full to the top

To look at things in a relaxed way without reading or studying closely.

Synonym: skim

Something heavy that you must carry or put up with.

Synonym: load

A hole in the ground that an animal digs for a home.

Synonym: tunnel

Full of lively movement and many people doing things.

Synonym: busy

Quiet and relaxed, without worry or fuss.

Synonym: peaceful

To take hold of a person or animal and keep it.

Synonym: catch

Not paying attention to details, so you make mistakes.

Synonym: sloppy

A sudden event that causes great damage or suffering.

Synonym: disaster

To come to an end or not go on.

Synonym: stop

A room below the ground floor of a house, used for storage.

Synonym: basement

To hold something dear and take good care of it.

Synonym: treasure

Arranged so the oldest event comes first and the newest last.

Synonym: in time order

Quick at thinking up ideas and solving problems.

Synonym: smart

Often dropping or bumping into things when you move.

Synonym: awkward

To hold on to something very tightly.

Synonym: grip

Having a bumpy, scratchy feel, not smooth.

Synonym: rough

Easy to follow because the parts fit together well.

Synonym: easy to follow

Having the skill to do a job well.

Synonym: capable

To do what a rule or an order tells you to do.

Synonym: obey

To say that something is true even though you did not want to.

Synonym: admit

Saying a lot using only a few words.

Synonym: short

To have the same opinion as someone else.

Synonym: agree

To tell a private secret to someone you trust.

Synonym: open up

To stand up to a person or problem and deal with it directly.

Synonym: face

To ask an expert or a book for help or information.

Synonym: seek advice

Things that are sneaked across a border against the law.

Synonym: smuggled goods

Warm and polite in the way you greet people.

Synonym: friendly

The ability to face danger or fear without running away.

Synonym: bravery

With too little room for the people or things inside.

Synonym: tight

To have a very strong need or desire for something.

Synonym: hunger for

To move slowly and quietly with your body low.

Synonym: sneak

To bend low with your knees folded and your body close to the ground.

Synonym: squat

Filled with so many people that there is little room.

Synonym: packed

So needed that things would fail without it.

Synonym: extremely important

Having a hidden meaning that is hard to work out.

Synonym: puzzling

The one who is to blame for a crime or a mistake.

Synonym: offender

To prepare land or tend crops so they thrive, or to build up a skill.

Synonym: grow

Good at getting what you want by using tricks.

Synonym: sly

Believing that people act only out of selfish reasons.

Synonym: distrustful

To do something now and then, without taking it seriously.

Synonym: try casually

To run or fly suddenly and fast in one direction, like a small fish.

Synonym: dash

To take much too long and waste time while doing something.

Synonym: dillydally

So full of shine that it hurts your eyes to look.

Synonym: extremely bright

So noisy that you cannot hear anything else.

Synonym: extremely loud

The scattered pieces left after something has been broken or wrecked.

Synonym: rubble

To make someone believe something that is not true.

Synonym: trick

To figure something out by thinking about the facts you have.

Synonym: conclude from evidence

Quick and clever with your hands or actions.

Synonym: skillful

Filled with great joy and happiness.

Synonym: very pleased

To knock something over until nothing is left standing.

Synonym: tear down

Packed tightly so there is little space between parts.

Synonym: thick

To go away from a place, especially to begin a trip.

Synonym: leave

To move from a higher place to a lower one.

Synonym: go down

Empty and lonely, with nobody around and a bleak feel.

Synonym: deserted

To dislike something very strongly.

Synonym: hate

To eat quickly and eagerly, with a big appetite.

Synonym: gobble

A hard choice between two or more things.

Synonym: predicament

To not share the same opinion as someone else.

Synonym: differ

To get rid of something because you no longer want or need it.

Synonym: toss

A mild ache or an awkward, bothered feeling.

Synonym: unease

Careful about what you say or do so as not to attract notice.

Synonym: low-key

Dark and sad, making you feel low.

Synonym: dreary

To not do what a rule or a person in charge says.

Synonym: rebel

To drive away a feeling or belief completely.

Synonym: banish

A long way away in space or time.

Synonym: far

Having to do with the home or family.

Synonym: household

A sudden fall of water from the sky in great amounts.

Synonym: heavy rain

To sleep lightly for a short time, often when you did not plan to.

Synonym: nap

Awful and very unpleasant.

Synonym: terrible

A fine, soft mist of water falling from the clouds.

Synonym: light rain

A long stretch of weather with hardly any rain.

Synonym: dry spell

So surprised that you cannot find a word to say.

Synonym: speechless

The time of evening when daylight fades and it gets dim.

Synonym: twilight

To secretly hear what other people are saying.

Synonym: listen in

Unusual in a way that is different from most people.

Synonym: quirky

What you hear when your voice bounces off a wall and comes back.

Synonym: repeated sound

Done so smoothly that it seems to take no work.

Synonym: easy

To push or force something out suddenly.

Synonym: expel

Pleasing and stylish in a simple, refined way.

Synonym: graceful

Slipping away whenever someone tries to find or grab it.

Synonym: hard to catch

Said or done in a strong and certain way.

Synonym: forceful

A serious try at doing something.

Synonym: attempt

A person who is against you and wants to harm you.

Synonym: foe

Filled with a burning anger.

Synonym: furious

To win someone over by offering something that looks appealing.

Synonym: tempt

A short part at the very end of a story that tells what happened later.

Synonym: closing section

Something done wrong or not correct.

Synonym: mistake

Going on without any end, through all of time.

Synonym: everlasting

To slip away from a person or problem so it cannot catch you.

Synonym: dodge

In the end, after a long time or many steps.

Synonym: finally

To make a memory or feeling come back to you.

Synonym: bring to mind

To remove earth from the ground to make a hole or uncover things.

Synonym: dig out

Going past what is reasonable or necessary.

Synonym: more than needed

To say something suddenly and strongly because of a big feeling.

Synonym: cry out

To keep something from being part of a group or list.

Synonym: leave out

To let air leave your lungs.

Synonym: breathe out

To send goods to another country to be sold.

Synonym: ship abroad

To pull something out, like a tooth.

Synonym: remove

Talked about and recognized by a great many people.

Synonym: well-known

Able to be done in a practical way.

Synonym: doable

A large, special spread of dishes for many people to enjoy together.

Synonym: big meal

An act that takes great skill or strength to do.

Synonym: achievement

To act as if you have a feeling or condition when you really do not.

Synonym: fake

Having to do with the animal family that includes lions and house pets that purr.

Synonym: catlike

Rich enough that plants grow well in it.

Synonym: fruitful

Joyful and full of the spirit of a party or holiday.

Synonym: merry

To go to a place, get something, and carry it back.

Synonym: retrieve

A long fight between people or families that never seems to end.

Synonym: lasting quarrel

To give too many compliments, often to win someone over.

Synonym: butter up

To display something proudly so everyone will notice.

Synonym: show off

Having no faults, cracks, or errors at all.

Synonym: perfect

To leave in a hurry to escape danger.

Synonym: run away

Gone almost as soon as it comes.

Synonym: brief

To grow well and be healthy and successful.

Synonym: thrive

Able to speak or write smoothly and with ease.

Synonym: articulate

Showing a lack of good sense.

Synonym: silly

To know that something will happen before it does.

Synonym: anticipate

Sad and left alone, as if forgotten by everyone.

Synonym: lonely

Having good things happen to you by chance.

Synonym: lucky

A part that has come off from the whole thing.

Synonym: broken piece

Wildly excited and out of control.

Synonym: hysterical

To fill someone with fear.

Synonym: scare

Not serious and of little real value.

Synonym: silly

Careful with money and not spending more than needed.

Synonym: careful with money

Having no chance of working, so effort is wasted.

Synonym: pointless

Happy to share your time or things with others.

Synonym: giving

Far bigger than what is normal.

Synonym: huge

To make light, bubbly sounds because something is funny.

Synonym: laugh in a silly way

In a very careful way, to avoid causing harm.

Synonym: cautiously

A very short view of something.

Synonym: a quick look

A weak, wavering shine that appears for a moment.

Synonym: faint, flickering light

To bite on something again and again, wearing it down.

Synonym: chew

A person who knows and loves excellent cooking and fine dining.

Synonym: food expert

Feeling that you want to show appreciation for a kindness.

Synonym: thankful

To spread your lips so your teeth show because you are happy.

Synonym: smile widely

A big, loud burst of laughter.

Synonym: roaring laugh

Quick to believe whatever you are told.

Synonym: easily fooled

To burst out in a big, fast flow.

Synonym: pour

A short, strong burst of moving air.

Synonym: sudden rush of wind

To argue with a seller to get a lower price.

Synonym: bargain

To pick a crop when it has grown and is ripe.

Synonym: gather

To pull something heavy along with great effort.

Synonym: drag

Something that might cause harm or injury.

Synonym: danger

A valued object handed down in a family for generations.

Synonym: keepsake

Not able to do anything to protect or save yourself.

Synonym: powerless

A person who chooses to live far from other people.

Synonym: loner

To stop for a moment before acting because you feel unsure.

Synonym: hold back

To spend the cold months resting deeply, as some animals do.

Synonym: sleep through winter

So amusing that it makes you laugh out loud.

Synonym: very funny

To get in the way and slow something down.

Synonym: hold back

To collect a large supply of something and keep it secretly for yourself.

Synonym: stash

Sounding rough and scratchy, like a voice after a lot of yelling.

Synonym: raspy

To lift something heavy, often with ropes.

Synonym: raise

Having a hole or open space in the middle instead of being solid.

Synonym: empty inside

Respect shown to someone in public.

Synonym: respect

Not lying, cheating, or stealing.

Synonym: truthful

To stay in the same spot in the air without landing.

Synonym: float

Not thinking you are better than other people.

Synonym: modest

With so much moisture in the air that it feels damp and sticky.

Synonym: muggy

To throw something with a lot of power.

Synonym: fling

Free of dirt and germs, so it is good for your health.

Synonym: clean

Doing nothing or not being used.

Synonym: inactive

To admire someone so much that you think they can do no wrong.

Synonym: worship

Forbidden by the government's rules, so you can get in trouble.

Synonym: unlawful

Acting in a silly way that shows you have not grown up yet.

Synonym: childish

Far larger than what you would usually see.

Synonym: huge

Likely to take place at any moment now.

Synonym: about to happen

A spot where both sides are stuck and cannot move forward.

Synonym: dead end

Not able to wait calmly for something.

Synonym: restless

Coming soon, as if it is hanging over you.

Synonym: about to happen

To let others figure something out without saying it plainly.

Synonym: suggest

Not sensible or useful in real life.

Synonym: unworkable

Acting quickly on a sudden urge without thinking.

Synonym: rash

Not alive, like a rock or a chair.

Synonym: lifeless

Lacking the skill or power to do something.

Synonym: unable

To urge people on to do something, often something bad.

Synonym: fire up

Hiding who you really are so no one knows you.

Synonym: in disguise

Missing one or more parts that it needs.

Synonym: unfinished

Not caring about how your actions affect other people.

Synonym: thoughtless

Not safe or fit for a person to have as food.

Synonym: uneatable

Certain to happen no matter what you do.

Synonym: unavoidable

Not costing much money.

Synonym: cheap

A small hint or feeling that something is true or may happen.

Synonym: faint idea

To try to learn something by putting a question to someone.

Synonym: ask

Not being able to fall asleep or stay asleep at night.

Synonym: sleeplessness

To look at something carefully to check for problems.

Synonym: examine

Always doing what is right, even when no one is watching.

Synonym: honesty

To say something suddenly while another person is speaking.

Synonym: cut in

To ask a person a long series of hard, tough queries.

Synonym: question

To break into what someone is saying or doing.

Synonym: cut in

To enter a situation on purpose to change how it turns out.

Synonym: step in

Too strong to ever be defeated.

Synonym: unbeatable

Not able to be noticed by the eye, like air.

Synonym: unseen

Not based on sound thinking or good sense.

Synonym: unreasonable

Having rough edges with sharp points sticking out.

Synonym: spiky

To put something at risk of harm or loss.

Synonym: endanger

The chance that something will be lost or harmed.

Synonym: peril

The act of traveling from one place to another.

Synonym: trip

Cheerful and full of good humor.

Synonym: jolly

To start a fire burning, or to awaken a feeling.

Synonym: ignite

To show deep sadness about a loss.

Synonym: mourn

Staying inside a small spot instead of spreading far.

Synonym: kept to one area

To discover where something is.

Synonym: find

Standing by a friend or country and not letting them down.

Synonym: faithful

Easy to follow and understand.

Synonym: clear

Bringing in a lot of money.

Synonym: profitable

A soft, soothing tune that a parent sings to a baby at night.

Synonym: bedtime song

Having to do with the body that circles Earth and shines at night.

Synonym: of the moon

To push your body toward something in one sudden, strong step.

Synonym: move forward suddenly

To tempt a person or animal to come closer, often into a trap.

Synonym: draw in

Impressive and noble in size or beauty.

Synonym: grand

A sickness that makes a person unwell.

Synonym: disease

Sick or weak because of not getting enough healthy food.

Synonym: underfed

A book or story as the writer first wrote or typed it.

Synonym: author's draft

So small that it hardly makes a difference.

Synonym: minor

Having to do with being a mom.

Synonym: motherly

Not good and not bad, just so-so.

Synonym: average

Pleasing to hear, like sweet music.

Synonym: tuneful

A huge and busy place with many people, buildings, and roads.

Synonym: big city

Having great strength and force.

Synonym: very powerful

To travel from one area to another, often as the seasons change.

Synonym: relocate

To copy the sounds or actions of another person or animal.

Synonym: imitate

Made in a tiny size, like a toy copy of a real thing.

Synonym: small-scale

Something you think you see in the desert heat that is not truly there.

Synonym: illusion

To do things you have been told not to do.

Synonym: act up

A belief that many people hold but that is not true.

Synonym: wrong idea

Feeling deeply sad and low.

Synonym: very unhappy

Something unpleasant that happens to you by chance.

Synonym: bad luck

A small piece of bad luck, like spilling your drink.

Synonym: minor accident

To give someone facts that are wrong.

Synonym: mislead

To put something where you cannot find it later.

Synonym: lose

Able to be moved around without trouble.

Synonym: movable

Having great weight and meaning for the future.

Synonym: hugely important

A king or queen who rules a country.

Synonym: ruler

A long talk given by only one person, as in a play.

Synonym: solo speech

Boring because it stays the same all the time.

Synonym: repetitive

Of great size or importance, like a giant statue.

Synonym: massive

A tiny piece of food.

Synonym: small bite

Staying completely still, like a statue.

Synonym: unmoving

Dull and part of normal daily life.

Synonym: everyday

Dark and hard to see through, like muddy water.

Synonym: cloudy

To speak in a low voice that others cannot hear well.

Synonym: mumble

A very large number of things, more than anyone could add up.

Synonym: countless

To settle into a warm, soft, comfortable spot.

Synonym: snuggle

To eat in tiny amounts, a little at a time.

Synonym: take small bites

A person with no fixed home who travels from place to place.

Synonym: wanderer

Calm and not worried, acting as if nothing matters.

Synonym: casual

Going on without any breaks or pauses.

Synonym: constant

A person who is just starting to learn something.

Synonym: beginner

To give a soft poke, like with an elbow.

Synonym: push gently

Full of the things your body needs to grow and stay healthy.

Synonym: nourishing

Not noticing what is going on around you.

Synonym: unaware

Hidden away or understood by very few people.

Synonym: unknown

To come to have something by effort or asking.

Synonym: get

Very easy to see or figure out.

Synonym: evident

Able to live on both plants and meat.

Synonym: eating all foods

Expecting that good things will happen.

Synonym: hopeful

A piece of land planted with rows of fruit trees.

Synonym: grove

Normal, with nothing special about it.

Synonym: usual

So wrong or unfair that it makes people angry.

Synonym: shocking

To be too much for someone or beat them with great force.

Synonym: overpower

Good enough to eat and pleasing to the tongue.

Synonym: tasty

A small room or cupboard where groceries are kept.

Synonym: food closet

Only in part, not all the way.

Synonym: partly

Different from what is expected and hard to explain.

Synonym: strange

A person who is out on foot, such as on a sidewalk.

Synonym: walker

To glance quickly at something you are not supposed to see.

Synonym: take a secret look

To let someone do something.

Synonym: allow

To keep trying even when it gets hard.

Synonym: persist

To keep bothering someone again and again until they are annoyed.

Synonym: nag

The very top, like the point of a mountain or the best moment of a career.

Synonym: peak

Easy to bend or shape without snapping.

Synonym: flexible

To fall straight down very fast.

Synonym: drop sharply

To drop quickly into water or down from a height.

Synonym: dive

Showing good manners and respect to others.

Synonym: courteous

Light and small enough to be carried around easily.

Synonym: movable

To move an event to a later time than planned.

Synonym: delay

To spring at something and land on it to catch it.

Synonym: jump on suddenly

An opening part that comes before the main part of a speech or document.

Synonym: introduction

Not steady, and likely to fall apart or go wrong.

Synonym: unstable

A step you take ahead of time to avoid harm.

Synonym: safeguard

Correct in every small detail, with no mistakes.

Synonym: exact

To say what will happen before it does.

Synonym: forecast

Coming before the main event and getting things ready for it.

Synonym: opening

Happening sooner than it should or was expected.

Synonym: untimely

Found in many places or among many people.

Synonym: common

A chance to see something ahead of the public.

Synonym: early look

Worth so much that it cannot be bought with money.

Synonym: extremely valuable

Clean and fresh, as if no one had ever touched it.

Synonym: spotless

To keep putting off a job that you should do now.

Synonym: delay

Reaching far below the surface in meaning or feeling.

Synonym: deep

To say that something must not be done, often by law or rule.

Synonym: forbid

Doing something right away and at the right time.

Synonym: punctual

To do very well and grow in wealth or success.

Synonym: thrive

To creep around softly and without noise, like a cat looking for food.

Synonym: move quietly while hunting

Lacking size and strength.

Synonym: small and weak

To get something by paying money for it.

Synonym: buy

Pleasing in an old-fashioned, unusual way.

Synonym: charming

Happening or moving at a high speed.

Synonym: fast

A set amount of food given to each person when supplies are limited.

Synonym: portion

To wreck a place so that it is left in ruins.

Synonym: badly damage

To put something together a second time after it fell apart.

Synonym: build again

To move away and become farther off, like water leaving a shore.

Synonym: retreat

A short time during the day when students can go play.

Synonym: break

To think about a choice a second time and maybe change it.

Synonym: rethink

To process old things like cans or paper into new items.

Synonym: reuse

A place where you go to be safe from danger.

Synonym: haven

Looking or acting as if you belong to a king or queen.

Synonym: royal

Slow to act because you do not really want to do it.

Synonym: hesitant

Something that makes an illness or problem go away.

Synonym: cure

Far from towns and hard to get to.

Synonym: isolated

To put something broken back in working order.

Synonym: fix

To say or write something back after being asked.

Synonym: answer

To have your home in a certain place.

Synonym: live

Quick to bounce back after something hard happens.

Synonym: able to recover

Unable to stay still or relax because you are bored or worried.

Synonym: fidgety

A rise of something again after it had faded.

Synonym: comeback

To answer right away with a sharp or clever reply.

Synonym: snap back

Heading toward the rear instead of toward the front.

Synonym: moving backward

To uncover something so people can see it.

Synonym: show

To go back over your work and make changes to improve it.

Synonym: rewrite

To bring something back to life, health, or strength.

Synonym: restore

Grown enough to be picked and eaten.

Synonym: ready

A person who tries to beat you in a contest.

Synonym: competitor

To search for something by messily moving things around.

Synonym: dig through

Plain and simple, like life on a farm.

Synonym: country-style

To rescue something from being destroyed or thrown away.

Synonym: save

To take pleasure in something fully, one little bit at a time.

Synonym: enjoy slowly

To run with quick, light steps, like a small animal.

Synonym: scurry

Hard to find because there is not much of it.

Synonym: rare

To hunt among old or thrown-out things to find something useful.

Synonym: pick through

Having views that are lovely to look at.

Synonym: beautiful

To laugh at something in a way that shows you think it is silly.

Synonym: mock

To look at someone with your brows pulled down in anger.

Synonym: frown

To write or draw fast in a messy, careless way.

Synonym: write messily

To formally leave a group or country and go off on your own.

Synonym: break away

Far from other people and out of sight.

Synonym: isolated

To take hold of something quickly and tightly.

Synonym: grab

Not very often.

Synonym: rarely

Kept safe from bad weather or harm.

Synonym: protected

To press hard against someone or something with force, often rudely.

Synonym: push

To let out a high, sharp cry of fear or surprise.

Synonym: screech

To keep away from a person or thing on purpose.

Synonym: avoid

Making no sound at all.

Synonym: quiet

Meaning what you say and not pretending.

Synonym: heartfelt

To take a tiny taste of juice or tea, a little at a time.

Synonym: drink in small amounts

To make a quick, simple picture with a pencil or pen.