5th Grade Word List in Literature

burdock

n. large herbaceous plant of daisy family

fricassee

n. a dish of stewed or fried pieces of meat served in a thick white sauce

manor

n. the landed estate of a lord, including the house on it

venerable

a. profoundly honored
a. impressive by reason of age

genteel

a. marked by refinement in taste and manners

chafer

n. large flying beetle

conceited

a. characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

gnat

n. mosquito

merriment

n. activities that are enjoyable or amusing

dowry

n. money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

progeny

n. the immediate descendants of a person

contradict

v. deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite