Vocabulary Words - Fifth Grade - W:

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• wander
  (v.) To move from one place to another without a destination.
  
  
• wart
  (n.) A small, hard growth on your skin, often caused by a virus.
  
  
• wasp
  (n.) A flying insect with black and yellow stripes.
  
  
• we've
  (conjunction) Contraction of we have.
  
  
• wealth
  (n.) A lot of money or possessions.
  
  
• weapon
  (n.) Something like a gun or a knife used to hurt or destroy someone else.
  
  
• weather
  (n.) The temperature and other conditions like sun, rain, and wind.
  
  
• weatherman
  (n.) A male weather forecaster.
  
  
• weren't
  (v.) Contraction of were not.
  
  
• whether
  (conjunction) If, used in clauses that introduce alternatives.
  
  
• whichever
  (adj.) Doesn't matter which one.
  
  
• whiff
  (n.) A smell of something that is not strong.
  
  
• whine
  (v.) To cry in a low, complaining tone.
  
  
• whole
  (adj.) All of something; complete and not divided or broken into parts.
  
  
• widow
  (n.) A woman whose husband is dead.
  
  
• windmill
  (n.) A building with blades that rotate from wind.
  
  
• wisdom
  (n.) Good judgment and the ability to make good decisions because of your knowledge and experience.
  
  
• witch
  (n.) A woman that has magical powers.
  
  
• within
  (conjunction) Less than a certain distance from a particular place; inside an organization or group of people.
  
  
• without
  (preposition) Not having.
  
  
• wound
  (v.) Past tense of wind; wrapped something around.
  (n.) A cut or sore.
  
  
• wristband
  (n.) The strap on the watch.
  
  
• write
  (v.) To make words, letters, or numbers with a pen or pencil.
  
  

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