5th
Grade
Gifted
VOcab
List
100

generally incompetent and ineffectual

inept

100

a state of extreme dishonor

infamy

100

limit the range or extent of

inhibit

100

present at birth but not necessarily hereditary

innate

100

impossible to fulfill, appease, or gratify

insatiable

200

relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island

insular

200

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

intrepid

200

habitual

inveterate

200

full of high-spirited delight

jubilant

200

the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death

knell

300

moving and bending with ease

lithe

300

glaringly vivid and graphic marked by sensationialism

lurid

300

someone who exhibits independence in though and action

maverick

300

a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

maxim

300

marked by precise accordance with details

meticulous

400

a small or moderate or token amount

modicum

400

showing a brooding ill humor

morose

400

a large indefinite number

myriad

400

the lowest point of anything

nadir

400

relating to or consulting or bearing or giving a name

nominal

500

someone new to a field or activity

novice

500

a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

nuance

500

lacking conscious awareness of

oblivious

500

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

obsequious

500

of an angle between 90 and 180 degrees

obtuse