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monarch 5 grade spelling
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acceptance | favorable reception; approval |
| allegiance | loyalty |
| array | display of persons or things |
| chronicle | an account of events in the order they took place |
| comprehend | understand |
| confidence | firm belief; trust |
| continuously | without a stop or break |
| conspiracy | secret planning with others to do something wrong |
| contagious | easily spreading from one to another |
| decree | a decision ordered by authority |
| episode | an incident or experience that stands out from others |
| evidence | facts; proof |
| fleet | ships under one command |
| fluency | reading automatically with accuracy and intonation |
| galaxy | group of countless stars |
| gallows | wooden frame used for hanging |
| goblet | a drinking glass |
| graphic | of or about drawing |
| Ill-tempered | cross; bad-tempered |
| immensely | greatly; enormously |
| lavishly | abundantly; generously |
| linen | cloth made from flax |
| manuscript | a handwritten or printed copy of a short story, novel, or play |
| motive | an inner drive or impulse that causes one to act |
| nomadic | wandering from place to place |
| passage | a section of a written composition |
| postponement | putting off until later |
| province | a division of a country into smaller states |
| picturesque | quaint or interesting enough to be used as the subject of a picture |
| rampant | unchecked; wild and raging; uncontrolled |
| remnant | small part left |
| reverence | feeling of deep respect; a deep bow |
| scan | to look over rapidly but thoroughly |
| scepter | rod or staff carried by a ruler as a symbol of power |
| scheme | plan; plot |
| scour | clean or polish by hard rubbing |
| skim | to glance over quickly and lightly |
| species | group of animals or plants with common, permanent characteristics |
| summit | highest point |
| swarm | move about in great numbers |
| temperate | neither hot nor cold; moderate |
| thrice | three times |
| vast | very large; extensive |
| vessel | holder or container like cup, bowl, or pitcher |
| visualize | form a mental picture |