150 Words Every Sixth Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 4

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  1. democracy
    the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  2. embarrass
    cause to feel self-conscious
  3. polite
    showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
  4. concentrate
    make denser, stronger, or purer
  5. consequently
    as a result
  6. competition
    the act of contending with others for rewards or resources
  7. specific
    stated explicitly or in detail
  8. vehicle
    a conveyance that transports people or objects
  9. compliment
    a remark expressing praise and admiration
  10. substitute
    a person or thing that can take the place of another
  11. complex
    complicated in structure
  12. parallel
    being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
  13. analysis
    abstract separation of something into its various parts
  14. psychology
    the science of mental life
  15. fundamental
    serving as an essential component
Created on Mon Jun 02 10:59:37 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jul 11 10:53:25 EDT 2025)

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