Vocabulary Words - Fifth Grade - B:

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• baby-sit
  (v.) To look after children while their parents are out.
  
  
• bankrupt
  (adj.) Not having enough money to pay your debts.
  
  
• bargain
  (n.) Something you buy for less than the usual price.
  (v.) To decide on the terms of a contract or purchase.
  
  
• beard
  (n.) Hair on the face.
  
  
• beauty
  (n.) Something about a person or thing that makes it good to look at.
  
  
• because
  (conjunction) For this reason.
  
  
• beekeeper
  (n.) A person who takes care of beehives.
  
  
• behave
  (v.) To do or say things in a specific way.
  (v.) To be polite.
  
  
• beware
  (v.) To watch for and stay far from danger.
  
  
• beyond
  (preposition) On the other side of.
  (preposition) Ahead, further in time.
  (preposition) To a greater degree.
  
  
• bitter
  (adj.) Tasting sharp or acidic.
  (adj.) Angry, causing hurt.
  
  
• blab
  (v.) To tell a secret when you shouldn't.
  
  
• blackness
  (n.) The state of being black or dark.
  
  
• blame
  (v.) To say or think that someone did something wrong.
  
  
• blank
  (adj.) Having no writing, pictures, or sound recording.
  
  
• blaze
  (n.) A bright fire.
  
  
• blindfold
  (n.) A piece of cloth that you use to cover someone's eyes.
  (v.) To cover someone's eyes with a piece of cloth.
  
  
• blister
  (n.) A space filled with liquid between layers of skin.
  
  
• blizzard
  (n.) A winter storm with low temperatures, strong winds and blowing snow.
  
  
• blood
  (n.) The red liquid that the heart moves through the body.
  
  
• bluff
  (n.) A hill that goes down very quickly on one side.
  (v.) To lie so that someone will do what you want.
  
  
• bomb
  (v.) To drop a bomb on something or someone.
  (n.) Something that explodes.
  
  
• booth
  (n.) A small separate space in a big busy place that often only one person enters to vote, take a picture, or do other activities.
  (n.) In a restaurant, two long seats on both sides of a table.
  (n.) A small closet with a door.
  
  
• bound
  (v.) To jump.
  (n.) A jump.
  (v.) Past tense of bind.
  
  
• bravery
  (n.) Courage.
  
  

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