VOCABULARY LIST - 6th Grade **Normal procedure: We begin a new unit of words every other Monday of full 5-day weeks. We work with the words through activities for two weeks. The multiple choice test normally takes place the Friday at the end of those two weeks. UNIT 1 anguish / boisterous / capacity / commentary / continuous / cumulative / erupt / factor / inept / intimidate / marvel / maximum / painstaking / restrain / unanimous UNIT 2 ample / collaborate / concise / distinct / diversity / dominate / ignite / linger / mimic / objective / parody / rural / strive / superior / urban UNIT 3 allegiance / chronological / context / diligent / generate / majority / meager / negotiate / obstacle possess / poverty / prejudice / prosecute / remote / transform UNIT 4 campaign / collide / consequence / drastic / elaborate / inevitable / loathe / predicament / provoke / retaliate / sanctuary / siege / subsequent / treacherous / vow UNIT 5 dense / deplete / eclipse / eerie / effect / esteem / excel / futile / hazardous / influence / monotonous / prominent / quest / solar / unique UNIT 6 anticipate / apparel / controversy / deluge / designate / equivalent / hostile / ingenious / jovial makeshift / salvage / significant / terrain / unruly / vacate UNIT 7 agony / beneficial / composure / constant / cope / dissolve / duration / genre / immense / optimist / predict / refuge / stifle / terminate / verge UNIT 8 adhere / apprehensive / arrogant / awe / capital / conspicuous / dialogue / encounter / former / hoax / lure / massive / preliminary / propel / tangible UNIT 9 accumulate / ambition / barren / deposit / desperate / dwell / economy / exaggerate / expanse / exploit / extract / liberate / migration / onset / primitive

UNIT 10 abundant / beacon / clarity / consent / convenient / cultivate / deteriorate / evolve / exclude / idiom / legislation / reluctant / subordinate / trait / verdict UNIT 11 accommodate / arid / blunder / commend / compact / cordial / declare / knack / leeway / plummet / soothe / stationary / swarm / transport / vital UNIT 12 burden / conserve / contaminate / elude / extinct / formulates / improvises / leisure / likeness / manipulate / minute / priority / pursue / resolute / retrieve UNIT 13 abandon / access / adapt / anxious / boycott / civic / discretion / dissent / domestic / fuse / habitat / literal / precise / recount / vibrant UNIT 14 appeal / diminish / efficient / eligible / innovation / mere / omniscient / originate / paraphrase / persecute / prosper / reinforce / remorse / rigorous / supplement

6th grade UNIT 1 Bottom of the Ninth

anguish

boisterous

capacity

commentary

continuous

cumulative

erupt

factor

inept

intimidate

marvel

maximum

painstaking

restrain

unanimous

6th grade UNIT 1 Bottom of the Ninth

anguish : pain

boisterous: noisy

capacity : maximum amount

commentary : the comments made about the (game)

continuous : non-stop

cumulative : increasing by adding one thing after another

erupt : explode

factor : a reason

inept : lacking skill

intimidate : scare

marvel : watch in astonishment

maximum : the most

painstaking : very carefully

restrain : to hold back

unanimous : everybody agreed

6th Grade UNIT 2 Mime in a Box ample collaborate concise distinct diversity dominate ignite linger mimic objective parody rural strive superior urban

6th Grade UNIT 2 Mime in a Box ample : more than enough collaborate : work together concise : short; to the point distinct : nothing like it diversity: different kind of things together dominate : rule over ignite : spark flames linger: stay around mimic : copy objective: goal parody: a funny imitation rural: in the country strive: try superior: better urban: a city with buildings

6th grade Unit 3 Mandela is Free allegiance chronological context diligent generate majority meager negotiate obstacle possess poverty prejudice prosecute remote transform

6th grade Unit 3 Mandela is Free allegiance: loyalty chronological: in order context: background diligent: hard working generate : to cause majority : more than half meager : a small amount negotiate: talk obstacle: something in the way possess: have poverty: poor prejudice: to judge something or somebody before you know the all the facts prosecute: put on trial remote : far from the cities transform : change

6th grade UNIT 4 The Ballad of Ron and John

campaign collide consequence drastic elaborate inevitable loathe predicament provoke retaliate sanctuary siege subsequent treacherous vow

6th grade UNIT 4 The Ballad of Ron and John

campaign: a series of operations collide: hit consequence : the effect drastic : severe elaborate: work out with great care and detail

inevitable : sure to occur loathe: to hate predicament : a bad situation provoke : to bring about a response retaliate: to get back at someone sanctuary: safety siege : attack subsequent: more that came after treacherous: can’t be trusted vow: to promise

6th grade: UNIT 5 Big Up Yourself dense deplete eclipse eerie esteem excel futile hazardous influence monotonous prominent quest solar unique

6th grade UNIT 5 Big Up Yourself dense: compact fit tightly deplete: used up eclipse : overshadow eerie : scary effect : result esteem : honored excel : outdo others futile : useless hazardous: unsafe influence: to control monotonous : stay the same prominent : stand out quest : mission; goal solar : like the sun unique: one of a kind

6th grade UNIT 6 The Parade

anticipate apparel controversy deluge designate equivalent hostile ingenious jovial makeshift salvage significant terrain unruly vacate

6th grade UNIT 6 The Parade

anticipate : eagerly awaited apparel : clothes controversy : public argument deluge : really pouring designate : named equivalent : equal to hostile : very unfriendly ingenious : brilliant jovial : in good spirits; happy makeshift : temporary help salvage : save significant : important terrain : the ground unruly : out of control vacate: leave

6th grade UNIT 7 How Else to Be agony beneficial composure constant cope dissolve duration genre immense optimist predict refuge stifle terminate Verge

6th grade UNIT 7 How Else to Be agony: intense pain beneficial : help composure : stay calm constant : always there cope : deal with the situation dissolve : to melt or liquify like salt in water duration : lasted a while genre : category of art immense : huge optimist : hope for the future predict : know in advance refuge : shelter stifle : hold back terminate : end verge : edge

6th grade UNIT 8 NICE AND LEAN

adhere: stick apprehensive: uneasy arrogant: thinking you’re “all that” awe: shock capital: 1. money 2. most important city

conspicuous: easy to see dialogue: talked back and forth encounter: met former: came before hoax: trick lured: attracted massive: big preliminary: to prepare propel: to move forward tangible: can be touched

6th grade UNIT 8 NICE AND LEAN

adhere apprehensive arrogant awe capital conspicuous desperate dialogue encounter former hoax liberate massive preliminary propel tangible

6th grade UNIT 9 Gold Rush accumulate: collect ambition: driven; motivation barren: nothing grew deposit: put money in the bank; minerals in the ground and rock

desperate: need it badly dwell: stayed; lived economy: money system exaggerate: to stretch the truth exploited: used up in a bad way expanse: wide open space extract: get out liberate: freed migration: move across the nation onset: from the beginning primitive: more basic

6th grade UNIT 9 Gold Rush

accumulate ambition barren deposit desperate dwell economy exaggerate expanse exploit extract liberate migration onset primitive

6th Grade Unit 10 The Date

abundant : so much of it

beacon : guiding light

clarity : clearness

consent : agree

convenient : easy to reach

cultivate : make something grow

deteriorate : fell apart

evolve : changed over the years

excluded: left out

idiom : a distinct style or character (the idiom of Bach)

legislation: a law

reluctant : hesitant

subordinate : lower in rank

trait : quality

verdict : decision

6th Grade Unit 10 The Date

abundant

beacon

clarity

consent

convenient

cultivate

deteriorate

evolve

exclude

idiom

legislation

reluctant

subordinate

trait

verdict

6th Grade Unit 11 Word UP accommodate: contain

arid : totally dry

blunder : careless mistake

commend : congratulate

compact : tight

cordial : friendly

declare : announced

knack : talent

leeway: extra time

plummet : to fall

soothe : make it calm

stationary : not moving

swarm : fly together

transport : moved

vital : needed for life

6th Grade Unit 11 Word UP

accommodate

arid

blunder

commend

compact

cordial

declare

knack

leeway

plummet

soothe

stationary

swarm

transport

vital

6th Grade Unit 12 Ray Kwon

burden

conserve

contaminate

elude

extinct

formulates

improvises

leisure

likeness

manipulate

minute

priority

pursue

resolute

retrieve

6th Grade Unit 12 Ray Kwon

burden : an emotional weight

conserve : save

contaminate : to poison

elude : escape

extinct: be no more

formulates: invents

improvises: makes it up on the spot

leisure: freedom from work

likeness: image

manipulate: control

minute : tiny

priority : most important thing

pursue : to follow

resolute: firm

retrieve: get back

6th Grade Unit 13 Yes We Can

abandon : left behind

access : a way

adapt : change

anxious : nervous

boycott : nobody bought them

civic : duties to your city

discretion : act carefully

dissent : disagree

domestic : at home

fuse : join

habitat : where she lived

literal: really did

precise : exact

recount: to tell

vibrant : full of life

6th Grade Unit 13 Yes We Can

abandon

access

adapt

anxious

boycott

civic

discretion

dissent

domestic

fuse

habitat

literal

precise

recount

vibrant

6th Grade Unit 14 We Innovate appeal

diminish

efficient

eligible

innovation

mere

omniscient

originate

paraphrase

persecute

prosper

reinforce

remorse

rigorous

supplement

6th Grade

Unit 14 We Innovate appeal : asking

diminish : make less of it

efficient : works very well

eligible : qualified

innovation : something new

mere : no more than that

omniscient : aware of it all

originate : began

paraphrase : not an exact quote

persecute : harass

prosper : have success

reinforce : add strength to

remorse : regret

rigorous : severe

supplement : a little more