150 Words Every 5th Grader Should Know: List 8

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  1. claim
    assert or affirm strongly
    Her mom claimed she never wanted to go on business trips, but they were a necessity to keep the museum running. Aru Shah and the End of Time
  2. context
    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
    Your background provides the context for your scientific quest. The Thing About Jellyfish
  3. debris
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
    The truck bumped along the roads toward the elementary school, swerving around debris from the storm. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World
  4. eerie
    suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
    Strange, imaginary shapes flitted about in the gloom; eerie cries pierced the still air; trees and bushes reached out their branches to catch and scratch like living things with claws. Redwall
  5. graphic
    a visual image
    His jacket was unbuttoned, and the graphic on his T-shirt was only just visible. When Dimple Met Rishi
  6. investigate
    conduct an inquiry of
    The rumors were quickly picked up by the press, which set out to investigate. Seabiscuit: An American Legend
  7. irregular
    not occurring at expected times
    However, the total amount of rain hasn’t been the most significant trouble recently; the problem has been the irregular pattern of the rain. Washington Post (Oct 16, 2021)
  8. rustle
    make a dry crackling sound
    The branches in the tree began to rustle, and leaves floated down around us, as though someone—or a bunch of someones—was climbing down. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
  9. scrawny
    being very thin
    He’s about a foot shorter than I am and as scrawny as a broomstick. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
  10. wage
    carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
    Besides that, they did not want Caesar and Pompey’s next battle to be waged on Egyptian soil. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen
Created on Tue Oct 26 15:17:14 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Nov 02 11:03:04 EDT 2021)

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