Reilly 5th Grade Fall 2024 Vocabulary

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evacuate

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to leave a place quickly because of danger

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suspicious

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having doubts or mistrust

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a comparison of two things using like or as

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simile

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vigilance

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careful watchfulness to detect danger

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adv. without stopping

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incessantly

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metaphor

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a figure of speech that implies a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

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personification

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attributing human characteristics to non-human things or abstract ideas

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emblem

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a symbolic representation or a sign that stands for something else

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diligent

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showing care and effort in one's work or duties

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resilient

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able to recover quickly from difficulties or setbacks