150 Words Every 6th Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 2

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  1. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
  2. absence
    the state of being not present
  3. bagel
    a yeast-raised, doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust
  4. category
    a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations
  5. companion
    a friend who is frequently with another
  6. diameter
    the length of a straight line through the center of a circle
  7. eruption
    the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge
  8. inhabit
    live in; be a resident of
  9. instructor
    a person whose occupation is teaching
  10. interruption
    an act or event that causes a delay or break in an ongoing activity
  11. laboratory
    a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
  12. mileage
    distance measured in miles
  13. musician
    someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
  14. negotiate
    discuss the terms of an arrangement
  15. traitor
    a person who says one thing and does another
Created on Wed Aug 30 15:33:21 EDT 2023 (updated Wed Aug 30 15:43:42 EDT 2023)

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