6th grade difficult list

Theo T. (United States of America)
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  1. abscissa
    the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
  2. actuary
    someone versed in the interpretation of numerical data
  3. adipose
    composed of animal fat
  4. adventitious
    associated by chance and not an integral part
  5. agglomerate
    form into one cluster
  6. amaryllis
    bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers
  7. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  8. apodictic
    (of a proposition) necessarily true or logically certain
  9. appellation
    identifying words by which someone or something is called
  10. audacity
    aggressive or outright boldness
  11. baobab
    an African tree with a very thick trunk and gourd-like fruit
  12. benison
    a spoken blessing
  13. bereave
    deprive through death
  14. billet
    provide housing for (military personnel)
  15. boulevard
    a wide street or thoroughfare
  16. candidacy
    the state of being considered for some position or degree
  17. canescent
    covered with fine whitish hairs or down
  18. cardiovascular
    of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels
  19. chivalry
    the medieval principles governing knightly conduct
  20. choleric
    characterized by anger
  21. clairvoyance
    apparent power to perceive things not present to the senses
  22. commemorate
    call to remembrance
  23. congratulations
    an expression of approval and commendation
  24. conjunctivitis
    inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye
  25. corvine
    relating to or resembling a crow
  26. daffodil
    any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
  27. disproportionate
    out of proper balance
  28. distributary
    a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it
  29. doyen
    a man who is the senior member of a group
  30. drachma
    a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce
  31. eclogue
    a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
  32. eloquence
    powerful and effective language
  33. epaulet
    an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder
  34. equitation
    the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
  35. excoriate
    express strong disapproval of
  36. expatiate
    add details to clarify an idea
  37. expenditure
    the act of spending money for goods or services
  38. expostulate
    reason with for the purpose of dissuasion
  39. facsimile
    an exact copy or reproduction
  40. fascination
    the state of being intensely interested
  41. fictitious
    formed or conceived by the imagination
  42. fossorial
    (of limbs and feet) adapted for digging
  43. funicular
    relating to or operated by a cable
  44. gargantuan
    of great mass; huge and bulky
  45. gurnard
    bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom
  46. homage
    respectful deference
  47. immutable
    not subject or susceptible to change or variation
  48. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  49. incompetence
    lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
  50. indoctrinate
    teach uncritically
  51. indurate
    make hard or harder
  52. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  53. inveterate
    habitual
  54. laconically
    in a brief, concise, and dry manner
  55. laminate
    cover with a thin sheet of plastic or other material
  56. leprechaun
    a mischievous elf in Irish folklore
  57. longevity
    the property of having lived for a considerable time
  58. manumit
    free from slavery or servitude
  59. marzipan
    confection made of sugar, almond paste, and egg whites
  60. matronymic
    a name derived from your mother's name
  61. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  62. modicum
    a small or moderate or token amount
  63. mononucleosis
    an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
  64. monoxide
    an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule
  65. moue
    a disdainful grimace
  66. nescience
    state of not knowing; the absence of knowledge
  67. nonpareil
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  68. novitiate
    the period during which you are a novice
  69. nutritive
    of or providing nourishment
  70. immunocompetent
    capable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen
  71. onslaught
    an offensive against an enemy
  72. oxymoron
    conjoined contradictory terms
  73. paralyze
    cause to be immobile
  74. peculation
    the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
  75. penitentiary
    a correctional institution for those convicted of crimes
  76. pidgin
    a simplified language allowing communication between groups
  77. plasticize
    become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added
  78. pointillism
    a painting technique characterized by applying paint in dots
  79. preponderant
    having superior power or influence
  80. proboscis
    a long flexible snout as of an elephant
  81. proclivity
    a natural inclination
  82. rebelliously
    in a rebellious manner
  83. recoilless
    of or being a weapon that is designed to minimize recoil
  84. remorseful
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  85. ricochet
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  86. salubrious
    promoting health
  87. sempiternal
    having no known beginning and presumably no end
  88. sententious
    concise and full of meaning
  89. sentimentality
    the quality of being falsely emotional in a maudlin way
  90. simultaneous
    occurring or operating at the same time
  91. solicitor
    a British lawyer who gives legal advice
  92. solitary
    not growing or living in groups or colonies
  93. stereotypical
    lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
  94. stochastically
    by stochastic means
  95. suggestible
    easily influenced or swayed by others
  96. tendentious
    having a strong bias, especially a controversial one
  97. thaumaturgist
    one who practices magic or sorcery
  98. travesty
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  99. tremulous
    quivering as from weakness or fear
  100. turbulence
    instability in the atmosphere
  101. uglify
    make ugly
  102. unambiguous
    having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning
  103. undecipherable
    not easily deciphered
  104. uniqueness
    the quality of being one of a kind
  105. urticaria
    an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
  106. valedictory
    a farewell oration
  107. venire
    a group of people summoned for jury service
  108. vibrissa
    a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
Created on Thu Jan 05 13:33:32 EST 2012

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