5th Grade Word List - Language Arts

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way

a letter dealing with business

a five line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables

a punctuation mark used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation

get or gather together

direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify

sources of information outside of words that readers may use to predict the identities and meanings of unknown words

a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents

the person who determines the final content of a text, especially of a newspaper or magazine

marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail

judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise

become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details

return in time;a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene

reach conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body

assumption; theory

short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion

legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history

a form of poetry which tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as well

pronouns that are usually the subject of a sentence, like I, you, he

a personal pronoun that is used typically as a grammatical object: the direct or indirect object of a verb, or the object of a preposition

the first existence or beginning of anything; birth; fountain

representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature

advise; counsel; urge the acceptance or practice of; convince

pronoun indicating possession, for example mine, yours, hers, theirs

being in existence; something presented as a gift; period of time that is happening now

organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles

make public; make known to mankind, or to people in general

make a wide, sweeping search of; examine

pass near surface of; brush surface of; glide swiftly along surface of; read or examine rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts

fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception

a conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause

an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story

the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)