5th Grade Word List - Language Arts

Words for students of 5th Grade, the page is for arts words (List 1), which are essential vocabulary for 5th Grade academic classes.
Free Online Vocabulary Test
K12, SAT, GRE, IELTS, TOEFL
 5th Grade: 5th Grade Word List - Language Arts (List 1)
argument
Speak
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
bias
Speak
preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
business letter
Speak
a letter dealing with business
cinquain
Speak
a five line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables
colon
Speak
a punctuation mark used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation
compile
Speak
get or gather together
conduct
Speak
direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
confirm
Speak
support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
context clue
Speak
sources of information outside of words that readers may use to predict the identities and meanings of unknown words
coordinating conjunction
Speak
a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents
editor
Speak
the person who determines the final content of a text, especially of a newspaper or magazine
elaborate
Speak
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
evaluate
Speak
judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise
expand
Speak
become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
flashback
Speak
return in time;a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene
generalize
Speak
reach conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body
hypothesis
Speak
assumption; theory
lyric
Speak
short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
myth
Speak
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
narrative poem
Speak
a form of poetry which tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as well
nominative pronoun
Speak
pronouns that are usually the subject of a sentence, like I, you, he
objective pronoun
Speak
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
origin
Speak
the first existence or beginning of anything; birth; fountain
personification
Speak
representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
persuade
Speak
advise; counsel; urge the acceptance or practice of; convince
possessive pronoun
Speak
pronoun indicating possession, for example mine, yours, hers, theirs
present
Speak
being in existence; something presented as a gift; period of time that is happening now
propaganda
Speak
organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles
publish
Speak
make public; make known to mankind, or to people in general
scan
Speak
make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
skim
Speak
pass near surface of; brush surface of; glide swiftly along surface of; read or examine rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts
stereotype
Speak
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
subordinating conjunction
Speak
a conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause
tall tale
Speak
an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story
tone
Speak
the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)