150 Words Every 5th Grader Should Know: List 15

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  1. confide
    reveal in private
    On the spur of the moment, Matilda decided that the one person she would like to confide in was Miss Honey. Matilda
  2. dread
    fearful expectation or anticipation
    She cannot tell if the feeling creeping up her spine is excitement or dread. The Night Circus
  3. glimpse
    a brief or incomplete view
    He caught a glimpse of a few words at the bottom of the computer screen. The Strangers
  4. glisten
    be shiny, as if wet
    The web glistened in the light and made a pattern of loveliness and mystery, like a delicate veil. Charlotte's Web
  5. isolate
    set apart from others
    They would all be isolated from each other, each thinking it was alone. Z for Zachariah
  6. option
    one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
    “We have two options for your meal today,” said the flight attendant with a white-toothed smile. Shooting Kabul
  7. passage
    a section of text, particularly a section of medium length
    She could remember passages after reading them through just once, could recall the dates of the Magna Carta and the names of the kings of England and every one of the presidents in order. Little Fires Everywhere
  8. smirk
    a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
    A smirk plays around the edges of his lips. Water for Elephants
  9. vast
    unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
    On the other side, there was nothing but a vast expanse of ocean. Aru Shah and the End of Time
  10. visual
    relating to or using sight
    In your case, your visual and hearing senses are linked. A Mango-Shaped Space
Created on Tue Oct 26 15:22:12 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Nov 02 11:04:29 EDT 2021)

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