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LifePac LA GR5-1
LifePac Language Arts Vocab Grade 5 Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| account | a statement telling in detail about an event or thing |
| accusers | those who blame someone or find fault |
| admire | regard with approval and delight |
| ambitious | eager |
| Anno Domini | "In the year of our Lord"; number of years since the birth of our Lord |
| apparently | as far as a person can tell by appearance |
| behave | act well; do what is right |
| confuse | to mix up one's thinking |
| dialogue | conversation |
| diligent | hardworking; not lazy |
| direction | line or course along which something moves |
| educated | one who has been to school, who has learned well |
| evaluate | to estimate the quality of something |
| Galilee | region in North Palestine |
| historian | one who studies history |
| main idea | what the author is writing about |
| Mediterranean Sea | large sea between Europe and Asia |
| memorize | commit to memory; learn by heart |
| Nazareth | a city in Galilee |
| noun | a word that names a person, place or thing |
| Pharisees | members of a Jewish religious sect |
| phobia | a fear |
| physical | refers to the body |
| ridicule | to make fun; to mock |
| Savior | Jesus Christ; one who brings salvation |
| Scribes | Jewish teachers |
| style | method of writing |
| syllable | a word or part of a word with one vowel sound |
| synagogue | a Jewish place of worship |
| topic | the subject |
| tour | travel from place to place |
| vowel design | an arrangement of vowels |
| vowel digraph | two vowels that form one sound |
| vowel dipthong | two vowels whose sounds blend together |