Viva New Jersey
Vocabulary Words
Sixth Grade
Unit 1 Week 3
Words to Know
corridors
destination
groping
menacing
mongrel
persisted
pleas
corridors
corridors
destination
groping
menacing
mongrel
persisted
pleas
Long hallways
corridors
destination
groping
menacing
mongrel
persisted
pleas
pleas
Requests or
appeals
corridors
destination
groping
menacing
mongrel
persisted
pleas
menacing
threatening
corridors
destination
groping
menacing
mongrel
persisted
pleas
destination
A place to
which one is
going
mongrel
corridors
destination
groping
menacing
mongrel
persisted
pleas
An animal of a
mixed breed
corridors
destination
groping
menacing
mongrel
persisted
pleas
persisted
To not give up;
to hold firm
corridors
destination
groping
menacing
mongrel
persisted
pleas
groping
Reaching about
uncertainly –
with arms
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
The dog I found outside was a hungrylooking mongrel.
Mixed breed animal
dirty dog
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
The dog looked mean and menacing.
threatening
Nice and loving
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
I was groping the cupboard for food.
throwing
grabbing at
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
No one heard his pleas for help.
singing
cries
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
He persisted in moving the truck.
tried
Held firm
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
We finally made it to our destination.
An amusement park
Place we ended up
Which means the same thing as the
underlined word?
He made a path through the corridor
among all of the boxes.
forest
hallway
You’ve
got it!