Word Up: 6th Grade Word List

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List of common words for 6th graders, from flocabulary.com.
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  1. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
  2. abundant
    present in great quantity
  3. access
    the right to enter
  4. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  5. accumulate
    get or gather together
  6. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  7. adhere
    stick to firmly
  8. agony
    intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
  9. allegiance
    the act of binding yourself to a course of action
  10. ambition
    a strong drive for success
  11. ample
    more than enough in size or scope or capacity
  12. anguish
    extreme distress of body or mind
  13. anticipate
    regard something as probable or likely
  14. anxious
    causing or fraught with or showing nervousness
  15. apparel
    clothing in general
  16. appeal
    earnest or urgent request
  17. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  18. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  19. arrogant
    having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance
  20. awe
    an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
  21. barren
    completely wanting or lacking
  22. beacon
    a fire that can be seen from a distance
  23. beneficial
    promoting or enhancing well-being
  24. blunder
    an embarrassing mistake
  25. boisterous
    marked by exuberance and high spirits
  26. boycott
    refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization
  27. burden
    weight to be carried or borne
  28. campaign
    related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
  29. capacity
    capability to perform or produce
  30. capital
    a large alphabetic character used in writing or printing
  31. chronological
    relating to or arranged according to the order of time
  32. civic
    of or relating or belonging to a city
  33. clarity
    the quality of being coherent and easily understood
  34. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  35. collide
    crash together with violent impact
  36. commend
    present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence
  37. commentary
    a written explanation or criticism or illustration
  38. compact
    closely and firmly united or packed together
  39. composure
    steadiness of mind under stress
  40. concise
    expressing much in few words
  41. consent
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
  42. consequence
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  43. conserve
    keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  44. conspicuous
    obvious to the eye or mind
  45. constant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  46. contaminate
    make impure
  47. context
    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
  48. continuous
    moving in time or space without interruption
  49. controversy
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  50. convenient
    suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
  51. cope
    come to terms with
  52. cordial
    politely warm and friendly
  53. cultivate
    adapt something wild to the environment
  54. cumulative
    increasing by successive addition
  55. declare
    state emphatically and authoritatively
  56. deluge
    a heavy rain
  57. dense
    having high compaction or concentration
  58. deplete
    use up, as resources or materials
  59. deposit
    the act of putting something somewhere
  60. designate
    design or destine
  61. desperate
    a person who is frightened and in need of help
  62. deteriorate
    become worse or disintegrate
  63. dialogue
    a conversation between two persons
  64. diligent
    quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
  65. diminish
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  66. discretion
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
  67. dissent
    a difference of opinion
  68. dissolve
    pass into a solution
  69. distinct
    constituting a separate entity or part
  70. diversity
    noticeable variety
  71. domestic
    of or relating to the home
  72. dominate
    be in control
  73. drastic
    forceful and extreme and rigorous
  74. duration
    the period of time during which something continues
  75. dwell
    inhabit or live in
  76. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  77. eerie
    suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
  78. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  79. efficient
    being effective without wasting time, effort, or expense
  80. elaborate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  81. eligible
    qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
  82. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
  83. encounter
    come together
  84. equivalent
    being essentially comparable to something
  85. erupt
    start suddenly
  86. esteem
    the condition of being honored
  87. evolve
    undergo development
  88. exaggerate
    enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  89. excel
    distinguish oneself
  90. exclude
    prevent from entering; shut out
  91. expanse
    a wide and open space or area, as of land, sea, or sky
  92. exploit
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
  93. extinct
    no longer in existence
  94. extract
    remove, usually with some force or effort
  95. factor
    anything that contributes causally to a result
  96. former
    the first of two or the first mentioned of two
  97. formulate
    prepare according to instructions
  98. fuse
    any igniter used to initiate the burning of a propellant
  99. futile
    producing no result or effect
  100. generate
    bring into existence
  101. genre
    a kind of literary or artistic work
  102. habitat
    the type of environment in which an organism normally lives
  103. hazardous
    involving risk or danger
  104. hoax
    something intended to deceive
  105. hostile
    characterized by enmity or ill will
  106. idiom
    expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words
  107. ignite
    cause to start burning
  108. immense
    unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
  109. improvise
    manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
  110. inept
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  111. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  112. influence
    a power to affect persons or events
  113. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  114. innovation
    the act of starting something for the first time
  115. intimidate
    compel or deter by or as if by threats
  116. jovial
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  117. knack
    a special way of doing something
  118. leeway
    a permissible difference
  119. legislation
    the act of making or enacting laws
  120. leisure
    time available for ease and relaxation
  121. liberate
    grant freedom to; free from confinement
  122. likeness
    similarity in appearance or nature between persons or things
  123. linger
    remain present although waning or gradually dying
  124. literal
    limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
  125. loathe
    dislike intensely; feel disgust toward
  126. lure
    provoke someone to do something through persuasion
  127. majority
    the main part
  128. makeshift
    done or made using whatever is available
  129. manipulate
    influence or control shrewdly or deviously
  130. marvel
    be amazed at
  131. massive
    containing a great quantity of matter
  132. maximum
    the greatest or most complete or best possible
  133. meager
    deficient in amount or quality or extent
  134. mere
    being nothing more than specified
  135. migration
    the movement of persons from one locality to another
  136. mimic
    imitate, especially for satirical effect
  137. minute
    a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
  138. monotonous
    sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
  139. negotiate
    discuss the terms of an arrangement
  140. obstacle
    something that stands in the way and must be surmounted
  141. omniscient
    knowing, seeing, or understanding everything
  142. onset
    the beginning or early stages
  143. optimist
    a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
  144. originate
    come into existence; take on form or shape
  145. painstaking
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  146. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  147. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  148. persecute
    cause to suffer
  149. plummet
    drop sharply
  150. possess
    have ownership of
  151. poverty
    the state of having little or no money and possessions
  152. precise
    sharply exact or accurate or delimited
  153. predicament
    an unpleasant or difficult situation
  154. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
  155. prejudice
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  156. preliminary
    preceding or in preparation for something more important
  157. primitive
    characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
  158. priority
    status established in order of importance or urgency
  159. prominent
    conspicuous in position or importance
  160. propel
    cause to move forward with force
  161. prosecute
    conduct legal proceedings against a defendant
  162. prosper
    make steady progress
  163. provoke
    provide the needed stimulus for
  164. pursue
    follow in an effort to capture
  165. quest
    the act of searching for something
  166. recount
    narrate or give a detailed account of
  167. refuge
    something or someone turned to for assistance or security
  168. reinforce
    strengthen and support
  169. reluctant
    not eager
  170. remorse
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  171. remote
    located far away spatially
  172. resolute
    firm in purpose or belief
  173. restrain
    hold back
  174. retaliate
    make a counterattack and return like for like
  175. retrieve
    get or find back; recover the use of
  176. rigorous
    strict; allowing no deviation from a standard
  177. rural
    living in or characteristic of farming or country life
  178. salvage
    rescuing a ship or its crew from a shipwreck or a fire
  179. sanctuary
    a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
  180. siege
    an action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place
  181. significant
    rich in implication
  182. solar
    relating to the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
  183. soothe
    cause to feel better
  184. stationary
    not capable of being moved
  185. stifle
    impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
  186. strive
    attempt by employing effort
  187. subordinate
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  188. subsequent
    following in time or order
  189. superior
    of high quality or performance
  190. supplement
    an additional component that improves capability
  191. swarm
    a group of many things in the air or on the ground
  192. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
  193. terminate
    bring to an end or halt
  194. terrain
    a piece of ground having specific characteristics
  195. trait
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  196. transform
    change or alter in appearance or nature
  197. transport
    move something or somebody around
  198. treacherous
    dangerously unstable and unpredictable
  199. unanimous
    in complete agreement
  200. unique
    the single one of its kind
  201. unruly
    unable to be governed or controlled
  202. urban
    relating to a city or densely populated area
  203. vacate
    leave behind empty; move out of
  204. verdict
    findings of a jury on issues submitted to it for decision
  205. verge
    the limit beyond which something happens or changes
  206. vibrant
    vigorous and animated
  207. vital
    performing an essential function in the living body
  208. vow
    a solemn pledge to do something
Created on Mon Jul 30 19:24:09 EDT 2012 (updated Sat Aug 11 01:55:14 EDT 2012)

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