Word of the Day Words
strum (v.)-brushing fingers over an instrument
downpour (n.)-heavy rain
squawk (n.)-a loud harsh screech
potions (n.)-a liquid drunk as medicine or poison
shimmer (v.)-to shine with a faint, unsteady light
Content Words
common-a noun that does not name a specific person, place, or thing
proper-a noun that does name a specific person, place, or thing; always capitalized
multiply-when a number is added to itself a number of times
Greece-a country in southern Europe
government-the officials making up the governing body of our country; 3 branches
(executive, legislative, and judicial)
Word of the Day Words
colony (n.)-people who settle in a new area
taxes (n.)-money people pay to support a government
apprentice (n.)-someone who learns a craft by working with a skilled person
shilling (n.)-a coin used in Great Britian
flock (v.)-to gather in a crowd
Content Words
singular-only one
plural-two or more; more than one
democracy-government by the people
columns-decorative pillar, often made of stone
array-a set of objects or numbers arranged in rows and columns
Word of the Day Words
fort (n.)-a building that is strongly built to survive an attack
pelt (n.)-an animal skin with hair still on it
settlements (n.)-a small village
citizen (n.)-a member of a particular group
plenty (n.)-more than enough
Content Words

author-a person who writes the words in a book
purpose-the reason you do something
divide-repeated subtraction of a number
quotient-the answer to a division problem
remainder-amount left over after dividing a number
Word of the Day Words
cure (v.)-to make someone better when sick
engrave (v.)-cut a design into metal
rent (n.)-money paid to an owner in return for using something
small pox (n.)-contagious disease
scarred (n.)-a mark left on the skin after it has healed
Content Words
dictionary-a reference book used to find out the meaning of a word glossarya “mini” dictionary, often placed at the back of a book
executive- branch of the government making sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed. The President is the head of the executive branch legislativeThe legislative branch is made up of the two houses of Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives. The most important duty of the legislative branch is to make laws judicialThe judicial branch is made up of the court system. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the land
Word of the Day Words
debt (n.)-money that you owe
Liberty (n.)-freedom
semicircle (n.)-half circle
furious (adj.)-extremely angry
tempers (v.)-to make less harsh
Content Words
contrast-to explain how two or more things are different compareto explain how two or more things are the same
mayor- the person in charge of a local government governorthe person in charge of a state government presidentthe person in charge of our national government