Vocabulary List #1 – Grade 6
Learn these 48 words and definitions to help expand your vocabulary as a 6 th grader!
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1. salutation - greeting
2. oblivious – not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one
3. accessible – able to go in to, enter, or approach
4. agile - able to move quickly and easily
5. advantageous – giving an advantage
6. agitation – a state of anxiety or nervous excitement
7. amplify – to make stronger, larger, greater, louder, or the like
8. altercation – an angry argument
9. arrogant – haughty; too convinced of one’s own importance; full of himself
10. arid – extremely dry
11. arsenal – a storage place for weapons and ammunition
12. alias – a name that is not one’s true name (example: Clark Kent Superman)
13. askew – twisted to one side; crooked; disapprovingly
14. aspire – to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to
ascend
15. balk – to refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on
16. bovine – pertaining to cows or cattle
17. coddle – pamper; fuss over; indulge
18. coerce – to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats
19. consensus – general agreement
20.deplete - to use up
21. discontent - unhappy, displeased, miserable
22. docile – easily taught, led, or managed; obedient
23. dormant – inactive; in a state of suspension; sleeping
24.dupe – to deceive; to trick
25.elongate – to grow in length, to become longer; to extend the length of
26. exemplary – outstanding
27. excerpt – a passage taken from a book, article, etc. ; to quote from a book, article, etc.
28. extremity – the fullest point or limit of something
29. forgo – to do without, abstain from, give up
30. fathom – to understand
31. ghastly – frightful, horrible, deathly pale
32. hasten – hurry, accelerate, rush
33. initiate – to begin
34. integrity- honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness
35. instigate – to urge on, to stir up, provoke, start, incite
36. jargon – special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are
difficult for others to understand
37. literate – able to read and write
38. loiter – to linger in an aimless way, hang around, dawdle, tarry
39. molt – to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically
40. retain – to keep possession of
41. peer – an equal in age or position
42. stoic – indifferent to pleasure or pain ; straight-faced
43. unkempt – not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished; rude
44. vigilant – on the alert; watchful
45. scant – not enough or barely enough
46. vanquish – to defeat in a battle or contest; to overthrow; to overcome a feeling or condition
47. anonymous – unknown
48. whimsical – subject to odd ideas or notions; playful; unpredictable
