Fifth Grade Vocabulary Words

1. (of an action, activity, or piece of work) having been completed or ended.
3. make (something) on a large scale using machinery.
6. a distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering.
7. a sign or piece of information that indicates something.
10. a period of one hundred years.
11. having a position on the other or further side of something; facing something, especially something of the same type.
15. a tool or implement, especially one for delicate or scientific work.
16. notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant.
17. the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center.
19. a thing intended; an aim or plan.
20. (of a person's voice) sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting.

2. facts provided or learned about something or someone.
4. not often; seldom.
5. give (someone) permission to do something.
8. any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).
9. come to a resolution in the mind as a result of consideration.
12. in the direction that one is facing or traveling; toward the front.
13. a short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, especially on someone else's behalf.
14. relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past.
18. the fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim.