Grade 6: Unit 3: Vocabulary from Readings

This list covers "The Dog of Pompeii," "Nadia the Willful," "Scout's Honor," and "The Richer, the Poorer."
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  1. corrupt
    debase morally
  2. ponder
    reflect deeply on a subject
  3. dislodge
    remove or force from a position previously occupied
  4. agonize
    suffer anguish
  5. emerge
    come out into view, as from concealment
  6. gracious
    characterized by kindness and warm courtesy
  7. console
    give moral or emotional strength to
  8. clan
    group of people related by blood or marriage
  9. scimitar
    a curved saber used in Eastern countries
  10. banish
    send away from a place of residence, as for punishment
  11. khaki
    a sturdy type of cloth that is a light brown color
  12. compass
    navigational instrument for finding directions
  13. retort
    answer back
  14. discard
    throw or cast away
  15. retrieve
    get or find back; recover the use of
  16. congeal
    solidify, thicken, or come together
  17. simultaneously
    at the same instant
  18. lean
    containing little excess
  19. frugal
    avoiding waste
  20. inefficient
    not producing desired results; wasteful
  21. intolerable
    incapable of being put up with
  22. clarity
    the quality of being coherent and easily understood
  23. enhance
    make better or more attractive
Created on Tue May 11 15:03:39 EDT 2021 (updated Thu May 13 14:57:29 EDT 2021)

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