Vocabulary
Study
4th and
5th Grade
100

Controversy

a dispute in which many people take sides or have differing opinions

100

Abandon

to leave something or someone abruptly

100

the ability to express oneself in clever ways that amuse people; the ability to think or reason

wit

100

to cause to become harmed or damaged

corrupt

200

Corrupt

to cause to become harmed or damaged

200

Banquet

a fancy dinner usually for royalty or in celebration of something

200

an argument or debate

dispute

200

quick, brief

Brevity

300

Dispute

an argument or debate

300

Wit

the ability to express oneself in clever ways that amuse people; the ability to think or reason

300

to leave something or someone abruptly

abandon

300

a complaint against an organization or person after an injury or injustice

grievance

400

Quarrel

an angry argument or bitter disagreement

400

Miserly

like a greedy, stingy person who lives in a poor way in order to save money

400

an angry argument or bitter disagreement

quarrel

400

a dispute in which many people take sides or have differing opinions

controversy

500

Brevity

quick, brief


500

Grievance

a complaint against an organization or person after an injury or injustice

500

a fancy dinner usually for royalty or in celebration of something

banquet

500

like a greedy, stingy person who lives in a poor way in order to save money

miserly