Vocabulary Words

***Unit 1***

 

Unit 1 Weeks 1 & 2

• • admires - looks up to something or someone very highly.
  • classmate - a person who is in the same class at school.
  • community - a group of people who live in a certain area.
  • contribute - to supply, give, or bring something about.
  • practicing - doing something over and over to gain skill.
  • pronounce - to speak or say the sound of a letter or word. 
  • scared - to be afraid of something.
  • tumbled - to have suddenly fallen in a helpless way.

 

 

Unit 1 Weeks 3 & 4

• • celebrate - you do something special
  • courage - bravery in a difficult situation
  • disappointment - a person is sad because something is not as good as expected.
  • precious - it is very valuable to you.
  • pride -a feeling of satisfaction in something you have done.
  • remind - you make that person remember something.
  • symbols - to represent ideas or objects.
  • tradition - something that has been done for a long time.  

 

 

Unit 1 Week 5

• • landmark - an important building, large object, or place.
  • carved - cut into a piece or shape.
  • clues - hints that help someone find something or solve a mystery.
  • grand - great, large, or magnificent.
  • massive - extremely large or heavy.
  • monument - a building, statue, or object that honors a person or event.
  • national - a characteristic of or has to do with a nation or its government.
  • traces - small bits or signs left behind that show something was there.  

 

 

 

 

***Unit 2***

 

Unit 2 Weeks 1 & 2

• • announced - something you told people about.
  • candidates - the people seeking an office or honor.
  • convince - cause someone to believe or do something.
  • decisions - make choices.
  • elect - choose by voting.
  • estimate - to guess an amount.
  • government - local community and laws.
  • independent - to do things for yourself.  

 

 

Unit 2 Weeks 3 & 4

• • arrived - got where you were going. 
  • immigrated - came to a new country to live. 
  • inspected - looked at something closely and carefully. 
  • moment - a very short amount of time. 
  • opportunity - a chance for good things. 
  • photographs - pictures taken with a camera.
  • valuable - worth lots of money.
  • whispered - spoken in a very quiet voice.  

 

 

Unit 2 Week 5

• • bounce - to spring back after hitting something.
  • imagine - to picture it in your mind.
  • inventor - a person who creates something for the first time.
  • observer - someone who watches something.
  • alliteration - occurs when several words or syllables in a row start with the same sound.
  • free verse - a poem where lines do not need to rhyme.
  • limerick - a funny poem of five lines with a specific rhyme pattern.
  • rhyme - where words end with the same sound.

 

  

 

 

***Unit 3***

 

Unit 3 Weeks 1 & 2

• • amount - how much of that thing.
  • astronomy - the study of the stars, planets, and other outer space objects.
  • globe - a round model of the world or Earth.
  • solar system - includes Earth and the other planets that orbit the Sun.
  • support - you provide what they need.
  • surface - the outside of something.
  • temperature - to tell how hot or cold it is.
  • warmth - state of being warm in temperature or feeling. 

 

 

Unit 3 Weeks 3 & 4

• • disbelief - you do not believe something.
  • dismay - to feel upset because of shock or surprise.
  • fabulous - amazing. 
  • features - things that are noticeable about something. 
  • offered - you are presented with something that you can accept or turn down. 
  • splendid - very beautiful or magnificent.
  • unique - the only one of its kind. 
  • watchful - to watch closely and carefully. 

 

 

Unit 3 Week 5

• • agreeable - be pleasant or ready to agree with something.
  • appreciate - to admire highly or to be grateful for.
  • boomed - to have grown suddenly
  • descendants - people who come from a particular ancestor or group of ancestors.
  • population - the number of people who live in a certain region or country.
  • resources - sources of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed.
  • transportation - the method or means of carrying or moving something from one place to another.
  • vehicles - means of transporting goods or people.  

 

 

 

 

***Unit 4***

 

Unit 4 Weeks 1 & 2

• • achievement - something you worked hard to finish or learn.
  • apologized - said you were sorry.
  • attention - you watch, listen, or concentrate on it.
  • audience - a group of people gathered to hear or see something. 
  • confidence - you have trust or faith in something or someone. 
  • embarrassed - you feel shy, uncomfortable, or ashamed. 
  • realized - you became fully aware of it. 
  • talents - natural abilities or skills.  

 

 

Unit 4 Weeks 3 & 4

• • alert - to give a warning or signal.
  • competition - a situation in which people or animals are trying to be more successful than others.
  • environment - the place that surrounds a living thing and affects its survival.
  • excellent - very good.
  • prefer - to like something better than another thing.
  • protection - when something is kept safe.
  • related - to belong to the same family.
  • shelter - something that protects or covers something else.  

 

 

Unit 4 Week 5

• • adventurous - willing to risk danger in order to have exciting or unusual experiences. 
  • courageous - very brave.
  • extremely - very.
  • weird - strange or unusual.
  • free verse - a form of poetry that does not have a regular pattern of rhyme and rhythm.
  • narrative poem - poem that tells a story.
  • repetition - words or phrases in a poem are repeated for effect. 
  • rhyme - to end with the same sound.  

 

 

 

 

***Unit 5***

 

Unit 5 Weeks 1 & 2

• • citizenship - the position of belonging to a country with rights and responsibilities.
  • continued - goes on without stopping.
  • daring - courageous and bold.
  • horrified - filled with great fear or horror.
  • participate - you join with others or take part in something.
  • proposed - to have suggested something to others for their consideration.
  • unfairness - the state of not being honest or fair. 
  • waver - to pause when being unsure.

 

 

Unit 5 Weeks 3 & 4

• • admit - you confess to it.
  • barter - trade things for other things without using money.
  • considered - you thought about it carefully before making a decision.
  • creation - something you made.
  • humble - not big or important.
  • magnificent - very beautiful and grand.
  • payment - an amount you paid for something.
  • reluctantly - to do it unwillingly or with hesitation. 

 

 

Unit 5 Week 5

• • energy - being able to be active; power.
  • natural - made by nature, without any care from humans.
  • pollution - the act of spoiling something or making it impure.
  • produce - means to make it or show it.
  • renewable - able to be created again.
  • replace - you find something else to take its place.
  • sources - forces that bring something about or cause it to exist.
  • traditional - describes a custom or belief that is handed down from generation to generation. 

 

 

***Unit 6***

 

Unit 6 Weeks 1 & 2

• • communicated - gave them information or ideas.
  • essential - very important or necessary.
  • goal - something a person wants and tries to get or become.
  • motivated - has a reason for doing something.
  • professional - requires special education.
  • research - the careful study of a topic to find and learn facts.
  • serious - important. 
  • specialist - knows a great deal about something. 

 

 

Unit 6 Weeks 3 & 4

• • alarmed - afraid or frightened.
  • anguish - great suffering of the mind or agony.
  • necessary - needs to be done, had, or used.
  • obsessed - you think about one thing all the time and nothing else.
  • possess - you have or own it.
  • reward - something given or received in return for something done.
  • treasure - can be money, jewels, or anything else that is valuable.
  • wealth - having a lot of money or valuable things. 

 

 

 

Unit 6 Week 5

• • entertainment - something that interests and amuses a person.
  • humorous - funny and makes people laugh.
  • ridiculous - very silly or foolish.
  • slithered - slid or glided like a snake.
  • narrative poem - a poem that tells a story.
  • rhyme - end in the same sound.
  • rhythm - a regular pattern of sounds that is repeated.
  • stanza - a group of lines arranged in a pattern of rhyme or rhythm.