Fifth Grade English Language Arts Vocabulary
accurate-free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact.
ad·ages
Haste makes waste
A stitch in time saves nine
Ignorance is bliss
Mustn't cry over spilled milk.
You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Well begun is half done.
A little learning is a dangerous thing
Good things come to those who wait.
A poor workman blames his tools.
A dog is a man's best friend.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
If the shoe fits, wear it!
Honesty is the best policy
Slow and steady wins the race
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
analyze: to study (something) closely and carefully : to learn the nature and relationship of the parts of (something) by a close and careful examination. : to study the emotions and thoughts of (someone) by using psychoanalysis.
apposition: a noun phrase or a noun that defines or explains another noun, which it follows.
argumentative: Stating facts and suggesting that particular inferences and conclusions can be drawn from them
autobiography: an account of a person's life written by that person. "he gives a vivid description of his childhood in his autobiography"
synonyms: memoirs, life story, personal history "Nixon's autobiography;" the autobiography as a literary genre.
biography:an account of someone's life written by someone else. synonyms: life story, life history, life, memoir;
biographies as a branch of literature.
a human life in its course - "Although their individual biographies are different, both are motivated by a similar ambition."
cite: quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement
clause: a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate.
conclude:
1.
bring (something) to an end. "they conclude their study with these words"
synonyms: finish, end, draw to a close, be over, stop, cease
2.
arrive at a judgment or opinion by reasoning.
"the doctors concluded that Esther had suffered a stroke"
synonyms: deduce, infer, gather, judge, decide, conjecture, surmise, extrapolate, figure, reckon
"I concluded that he was rather strong when he lifted the heaviest box alone."
conjunctions: Conjunctions are linking words like and, or, but, then and because:
They knocked down all the houses and they built a car park. Are there four or five people living in that house?
My shoes look great but are not very comfortable.
consult: to go to (someone, such as a doctor or lawyer) for advice : to ask for the professional opinion of (someone) : to talk about something with (someone) in order to make a decision. : to look for information in (something, such as a book or map)
contrast: To contrast something is to look for differences among two or more elements, but compare is to do the opposite, to look for similarities. It's easy to tell the difference if you remember that contrast comes from the Latin root contra, and means "against."
debate: a discussion between people in which they express different opinions about something
◊ A debate can be an organized event, an informal discussion between two or more people, or a general discussion that involves many people.
dialect: A variation of a given language spoken in a particular place or by a particular group of people.
dialogue:conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie
elaborate: develop or present in detail."The key idea of the book is expressed in the title and elaborated in the text."
establish: Introduce (a character, set, or location) into a film or play and allow its identification:
establish the location with a wide shot
Show (something) to be true or certain by determining the facts:
the police established that the two passports were forgeries
evaluate: to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of;
evidence:synonyms: indicate, show, reveal, display, exhibit, manifest
accurate-free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact.
ad·ages
Haste makes waste
A stitch in time saves nine
Ignorance is bliss
Mustn't cry over spilled milk.
You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Well begun is half done.
A little learning is a dangerous thing
Good things come to those who wait.
A poor workman blames his tools.
A dog is a man's best friend.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
If the shoe fits, wear it!
Honesty is the best policy
Slow and steady wins the race
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
analyze: to study (something) closely and carefully : to learn the nature and relationship of the parts of (something) by a close and careful examination. : to study the emotions and thoughts of (someone) by using psychoanalysis.
apposition: a noun phrase or a noun that defines or explains another noun, which it follows.
argumentative: Stating facts and suggesting that particular inferences and conclusions can be drawn from them
autobiography: an account of a person's life written by that person. "he gives a vivid description of his childhood in his autobiography"
synonyms: memoirs, life story, personal history "Nixon's autobiography;" the autobiography as a literary genre.
biography:an account of someone's life written by someone else. synonyms: life story, life history, life, memoir;
biographies as a branch of literature.
a human life in its course - "Although their individual biographies are different, both are motivated by a similar ambition."
cite: quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement
clause: a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate.
conclude:
1.
bring (something) to an end. "they conclude their study with these words"
synonyms: finish, end, draw to a close, be over, stop, cease
2.
arrive at a judgment or opinion by reasoning.
"the doctors concluded that Esther had suffered a stroke"
synonyms: deduce, infer, gather, judge, decide, conjecture, surmise, extrapolate, figure, reckon
"I concluded that he was rather strong when he lifted the heaviest box alone."
conjunctions: Conjunctions are linking words like and, or, but, then and because:
They knocked down all the houses and they built a car park. Are there four or five people living in that house?
My shoes look great but are not very comfortable.
consult: to go to (someone, such as a doctor or lawyer) for advice : to ask for the professional opinion of (someone) : to talk about something with (someone) in order to make a decision. : to look for information in (something, such as a book or map)
contrast: To contrast something is to look for differences among two or more elements, but compare is to do the opposite, to look for similarities. It's easy to tell the difference if you remember that contrast comes from the Latin root contra, and means "against."
debate: a discussion between people in which they express different opinions about something
◊ A debate can be an organized event, an informal discussion between two or more people, or a general discussion that involves many people.
dialect: A variation of a given language spoken in a particular place or by a particular group of people.
dialogue:conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie
elaborate: develop or present in detail."The key idea of the book is expressed in the title and elaborated in the text."
establish: Introduce (a character, set, or location) into a film or play and allow its identification:
establish the location with a wide shot
Show (something) to be true or certain by determining the facts:
the police established that the two passports were forgeries
evaluate: to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of;
evidence:synonyms: indicate, show, reveal, display, exhibit, manifest