5th
Grade
Gifted
Vocab
List
100

shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way

demure

100

treat or speak of with contempt

deride

100

a cruel and oppressive dictator

despot

100

quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness

diligent

100

exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits

elated

200

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

eloquent

200

appropriate fraudulently to ones own use

embezzle

200

understanding and entering into another's feelings

empathy

200

a state of deep seated ill-will

enmity

200

having or showing profound knowledge

erudite

300

praise, glorify, or honor

extol

300

put together out of artificial or natural components

fabricate

300

wild and menacing

feral

300

as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise

flabbergasted
300

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

forsake

400

easily irritated or annoyed

fractious

400

secret and sly or sordid

furtive

400

habitual eating to excess

gluttony

400

unnecessary and unwarranted

gratuitous

400

having or showing arrogant superiority

haughty

500

pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have

hypocrisy

500

improperly forward or bold

impertinent or impudent

500

incapable of being appeased or pacified

implacable

500

demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

incisive

500

disinclined to work or exertion

indolent

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