5th Grade Word List for Language Arts
This page offers a list of words and definitions for 5th Grade students to learn academic vocabulary, which is important for the 5th Grade Arts class..
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5th Grade Word List for Language Arts
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argument 
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a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal | |
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bias
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preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way | |
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business letter
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a letter dealing with business | |
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cinquain
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a five line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables | |
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colon
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a punctuation mark used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation | |
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compile
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get or gather together | |
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conduct
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direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide | |
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confirm
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support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify | |
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context clue
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sources of information outside of words that readers may use to predict the identities and meanings of unknown words | |
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coordinating conjunction
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a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents | |
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editor
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the person who determines the final content of a text, especially of a newspaper or magazine | |
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elaborate
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marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail | |
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evaluate
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judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise | |
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expand
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become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details | |
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flashback
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return in time;a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene | |
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generalize
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reach conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body | |
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hypothesis
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assumption; theory | |
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lyric
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short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion | |
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myth
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history | |
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narrative poem
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a form of poetry which tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as well | |
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nominative pronoun
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pronouns that are usually the subject of a sentence, like I, you, he | |
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objective pronoun
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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 | |
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origin
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the first existence or beginning of anything; birth; fountain | |
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personification
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representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature | |
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persuade
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advise; counsel; urge the acceptance or practice of; convince | |
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possessive pronoun
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pronoun indicating possession, for example mine, yours, hers, theirs | |
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present
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being in existence; something presented as a gift; period of time that is happening now | |
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propaganda
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organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles | |
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publish
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make public; make known to mankind, or to people in general | |
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scan
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make a wide, sweeping search of; examine | |
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skim
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pass near surface of; brush surface of; glide swiftly along surface of; read or examine rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts | |
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stereotype
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fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception | |
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subordinating conjunction
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a conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause | |
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tall tale
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an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story | |
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tone
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the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) | |
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