Rms 5

Front 1

advanced

Back 1

When something is advanced, it is ahead of other things.

Front 2

batter

Back 2

Batter is used to make doughnuts, pancakes, and similar foods.

Front 3

box social

Back 3

A box social is a fund-raising event where box lunches are sold to the highest bidder.

Front 4

bronze

Back 4

Bronze is made by mixing copper with other metals.

Front 5

calamity

Back 5

A calamity is a misfortune.

Front 6

cease

Back 6

When something ceases, it stops.

Front 7

chauffeur

Back 7

A chauffeur is a person who is paid to drive a car for somebody else.

Front 8

chute

Back 8

A chute is a slide.

Front 9

citizens

Back 9

Citizens are people who live in a place.

Front 10

commotion

Back 10

A commotion is a disturbance.

Front 11

create a market

Back 11

When you create a market, you create a demand.

Front 12

deed

Back 12

A deed is an action.

Front 13

demand

Back 13

The demand for a product tells how many people want to buy that product. When the demand is high, many people want to buy the product.

Front 14

depart

Back 14

When you depart from a place, you leave that place.

Front 15

disaster

Back 15

A disaster is a horrible event.

Front 16

divine

Back 16

Divine is another word for marvelous.

Front 17

draw straws

Back 17

When people draw straws, they pull pieces of straw out of a bundle. Whoever pulls out the shortest piece has to do a hard job.

Front 18

encounter

Back 18

When you encounter something, you come into contact with that thing.

Front 19

enlarge

Back 19

When you enlarge something, you make it bigger.

Front 20

fleece

Back 20

Fleece is the fur of a sheep.

Front 21

for a spell

Back 21

For a spell is another way of saying "for a while."

Front 22

fulfill

Back 22

When something is fulfilled, that thing comes true.

Front 23

gadget

Back 23

A gadget is a device.

Front 24

graze

Back 24

When animals graze, they eat plants that are growing in the ground.

Front 25

hideous

Back 25

When something is hideous, it is horrible or disgusting.

Front 26

hinder

Back 26

When you hinder people, you get in their way or slow them down.

Front 27

hire

Back 27

When you hire somebody, you give that person a job.

Front 28

hold the wire

Back 28

Hold the wire is another way of saying "wait a minute" to somebody on the phone.

Front 29

mast

Back 29

A mast is a large pole that holds up sails on a sailing ship.

Front 30

merchandise

Back 30

When you merchandise a product, you carry out a plan for selling that product.

Front 31

mist

Back 31

Mist is a fine rain.

Front 32

pinochle

Back 32

Pinochle is a card game played with a special deck of cards.

Front 33

pluck

Back 33

When you pluck a plant from the ground, you quickly remove it from the ground.

Front 34

receipt

Back 34

Receipt is another word for recipe.

Front 35

risk

Back 35

When you take a risk, you take a chance.

Front 36

sheltered

Back 36

When something is sheltered, it is protected.

Front 37

skeptical

Back 37

When you are skeptical about something, you are suspicious of that thing.

Front 38

slay

Back 38

When you slay something, you kill it.

Front 39

suitor

Back 39

A man who wants to marry a particular woman is that woman's suitor.

Front 40

tar

Back 40

Tar is a hard black substance that turns into a sticky mass when it is heated.

Front 41

translate

Back 41

When you tell a story in another language, you translate the story into the language.

Front 42

unkindly disposed

Back 42

When you are unkindly disposed toward something, you don't like it.

Front 43

up and coming

Back 43

Something that is becoming popular is up and coming.

Front 44

wallow

Back 44

When something wallows, it struggles in mud or water.