5th Grade Vocabulary Words

society

• the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community

• a group of individuals with no social structure

• a collection of random individuals without any interaction

• a temporary gathering of people for a specific event

stifling

• suffocating or oppressive

• refreshing and invigorating

• light and airy

• calm and peaceful

descendants

• people who are descended from a particular ancestor

• individuals who live in a specific area

• people who are related by marriage

• individuals who share the same profession

excess

• an amount of something that is more than necessary

• a shortage of something

• a balanced amount of something

• a type of food

intently

• with casual indifference

• with earnest and eager attention

• with distracted focus

• with minimal interest

desolate

• deserted and empty

• full of life and activity

• bright and colorful

• noisy and crowded

scarcity

• the state of being in short supply; shortage

• an abundance of resources

• a type of economic growth

• the process of resource allocation

forlorn

• feeling joyful and content

• pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely

• filled with excitement and energy

• confident and self-assured

evict

• to expel someone from a property, especially with the support of the law

• to invite someone to a gathering

• to renovate a building

• to sell a property to a new owner

preposterous

• contrary to reason or common sense; absurd

• logical and reasonable

• highly unlikely but possible

• extremely funny or entertaining