125 Words Every 6th Grader Should Know: List 2

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  1. accumulate
    get or gather together
    It had taken her years to save five dollars, she had hoarded pennies to accumulate such a sum. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad
  2. beneficial
    promoting or enhancing well-being
    Regular exercise also activates the body and this is beneficial for the brain. The Guardian (Oct 14, 2018)
  3. complexity
    the quality of being intricate and compounded
    Maps are not accurate portraits of the world in all of its complexity. Scientific American (Jan 14, 2020)
  4. diverge
    extend in a different direction
    Once, when the road diverged, Tristran was concerned that they might take the wrong fork. Stardust
  5. evade
    escape, either physically or mentally
    It’s a wonder you’ve evaded the government for so long—but you can’t hide now, not when your own family or friends are at risk. Legend
  6. fatigue
    exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain
    He was fatigued, but pleasantly so, as if he had worked hard at some extremely enjoyable task. The Mysterious Benedict Society
  7. haste
    overly eager speed and possible carelessness
    I jumped out of bed and began to dress, in great haste, without bothering to shave or even comb my hair. The Secret History
  8. interpret
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
    The look on her face was far from friendly, and Shirley did not need a lesson in reading faces to interpret its meaning. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
  9. mischievous
    naughtily or annoyingly playful
    “I love her mischievous eyes, her playfulness. She has a very positive spirit as a person.” New York Times (Oct 21, 2021)
  10. persevere
    be persistent, refuse to stop
    In his first week on the trail, he managed just five miles a day, but he persevered, and by August, when he reached his home state, he was up to a dozen miles a day. A Walk in the Woods
  11. pulverize
    make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
    Weakened by sunlight and pulverized by winds and waves, those plastic products fracture into ever-smaller pieces. Scientific American (Aug 13, 2018)
  12. refrain
    resist doing something
    I know I have my own feelings as to who should be chosen as the leader, but I’ll refrain from saying at this time so as not to influence any decisions. The Maze Runner
  13. reminisce
    recall the past
    They reminisced about past Christmases, or, as Francie put it, they talked about olden times. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
  14. solitude
    the state or situation of being alone
    Silence and solitude: she might have been alone in the world. Homecoming
  15. treacherous
    dangerously unstable and unpredictable
    The ice seemed a treacherous thing to walk on. Breadcrumbs
Created on Thu Dec 02 08:40:26 EST 2021 (updated Thu Dec 16 12:50:06 EST 2021)

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