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Word Wisdom Unit 4
Grade 5 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| drawl | to draw out vowel sounds slowing one's speech |
| impersonate | to act like or copy the appearance or speech of another person |
| spontaneous | not planned or rehearsed |
| pronouncement | a formal opinion or decision |
| humorist | someone who performs or writes funny material |
| conversational | like natural sounding talk or informal conversation |
| quip | a clever, witty remark |
| monologue | a long speech by a performer |
| ridicule | to make fun of; words or actions intended to make fun of a person or thing |
| acclaim | praise or enthusiastic applause |
| monotone | a series of words or sounds uttered in one tone or voice |
| proclaim | to declare, to make known, announce officially |
| dialogue | spoken by the actors or characters in a play or story |
| intonation | the rise and fall in pitch of a voice |
| prologue | an introduction to a book, play, poem, or opera |
| baritone | a male singer with a range lower than tenor and higher than bass |
| disclaim | to give up a right to, connection with, or responsibility for |
| analogy | an explanation of something by comparing it to something else |
| claim | to ask for or demand as one's own; to say strongly as a fact; a demand for something as one's due or right |
| exclaim | to speak, call, or shout out suddenly or with force, often in surprise |
| elaborate | planned and done with great detail; to provide additional information or more detail |
| acoustics | the features of a room or space that determine how well a sound can be heard in it |
| accentuate | to make more noticeable, to emphasize, to stress |
| lecture | a planned talk on a specific subject given to an audience; a serious talk or scolding; to give a lecture |
| assert | to state positively, to declare to be true |
| insist | to take a firm stand, to demand |
| declare | to announce formally |
| petition | a formal written request to someone in authority; to make a formal request to someone in authority |
| expression | an act of communicating, as in words; something that communicates; a look that shows feelings; a way of speaking, singing, or playing that shows a certain feeling; a particular word or phrase |
| converse | to talk with another person or persons |
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mrssands
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