6th Grade Vocabulary List
Midterm Study Guide
Mr. Lima
Midterm – Thursday, January 28, 2016: 9:25 – 10:25
1. admittance: (noun) permission or right to enter
2. accidentally (adjective): happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected.
3. accusation (noun): a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame.
4. acquire (verb): to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own.
5. advantageous: (adjective) providing an advantage; furnishing convenience or opportunity;
favorable; profitable; useful; beneficial
6. aeronautics (noun): The science of flight.
7. agenda (noun): a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done, matters to be acted or voted
upon, etc.:
8. agile (adjective): Quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe
9. ancient (adjective): dating from a remote period; of great age
10. annunciate (verb): to announce.
11. appeal (noun): an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition;
plea.
12. appearance (noun): the state, condition, manner, or style in which a person or object appears;
outward look or aspect.
13. aspirations (noun): a strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition:
14. astrological (noun): the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the
heavenly bodies on human affairs.
15. beckon (verb): To be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show
16. benevolent (adjective): characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings.
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17. binoculars (Noun): an optical device, providing good depth effect, for use with both eyes,
consisting of two small telescopes fitted together side by side, each telescope having two prisms
between the eyepiece and objective for erecting the image
18. burly (adjective): Large in bodily size; stout; sturdy.
19. calorie (noun): a quantity of food capable of producing such an amount of energy.
20. changeable: (adjective) liable to change or to be changed; variable
21. civilize: (verb) to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social
and private life; enlighten; refine
22. conceal (verb): to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
23. condescension (noun): voluntary assumption of equality with a person regarded as inferior.
24. corroborated (verb): to make more certain; confirm:
25. create (verb): to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve
or that is not made by ordinary processes.
26. credulity (Noun): willingness to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or
adequate evidence; gullibility.
27. culpable (adjective): deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
28. delectable (adjective): delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable:
29. despair (noun): loss of hope; hopelessness.
30. dictation (noun): he act or manner of transcribing words uttered by another.
31. disastrous (adjective): causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous:
32. docile (adjective): easily managed or handled; tractable:
33. doldrums (noun): a state of inactivity or stagnation, as in business or art:
34. don (noun): A lord or gentleman.
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35. dubious (adjective): doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt:
36. encroach (verb): to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads:
37. especially (adverb): particularly; exceptionally; markedly:
38. esteem (verb): To regard highly or favorably; regard with respect or admiration
39. euphoria (noun): a state of intense happiness and self-confidence:
40. execrable (adjective): utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent.
41. exhibit: (verb) to offer or expose to view; present for inspection
42. expectation (noun): the act or state of looking forward or anticipating.
43. expedition (noun): an excursion, journey, or voyage made for some specific purpose, as of war
or exploration.
44. fervor (noun): great warmth and earnestness of feeling:
45. feudalism (noun): The feudal system, or its principles and practices.
46. fluctuation (noun): continual change from one point or condition to another.
47. fontanel (noun): one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or
young skull.
48. full-fledged (adjective): of full rank or standing:
49. ghastly (adjective): shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible:
50. glucose (noun): a sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6, having several optically different forms, the common
dextrorotatory form (dextroglucose, or -glucose) occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and
fluids, etc., and having a sweetness about one half that of ordinary sugar, and the rare
levorotatory form (levoglucose, or -glucose) not naturally occurring.
51. goliath (Noun): a very large, powerful, or influential person or thing:
52. graphology (noun): the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the
writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
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53. honorable (adjective): in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright.
54. humility: (noun) the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's
own importance, rank, etc.
55. hygiene: (noun) a condition or practice conducive to the preservation of health, as cleanliness.
56. illicit (adjective): not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
57. immortal (adjective): not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying:
58. impudent (adjective): Obsolete. shameless or brazenly immodest
59. incredible: (adjective) so extraordinary as to seem impossible
60. indispensable (adjective): Absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite
61. intermission (noun): a short interval between the acts of a play or parts of a public performance,
usually a period of approximately 10 or 15 minutes, allowing the performers and audience a
rest.
62. Interrogative (adjective): of, relating to, or conveying a question.
63. irk (verb): To irritate, annoy, or exasperate
64. jest (noun): A joke or witty remark; witticism
65. jettison (verb): to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its
stability in an emergency.
66. junction (noun): an act of joining; combining.
67. kinsman (noun): A person of the same nationality or ethnic group
68. latitude (noun): the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's
surface, measured on the meridian of the point.
69. league (noun): a covenant or compact made between persons, parties, states, etc., for the
promotion or maintenance of common interests or for mutual assistance or service.
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70. livid (adjective): having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood
vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.
71. mechanic (noun): a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.
72. minuscule (adjective): very small
73. mitochondrion (noun): an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy
production.
74. mutate (verb): to change; alter.
75. nationality (noun): the status of belonging to a particular nation, whether by birth or
naturalization.
76. negative (adjective): refusing consent, as to a proposal:
77. nuptial (adjective): of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony:
78. obviously: (adjective) easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge;
evident:
79. patient (noun): a person who is under medical care or treatment.
80. pavement (noun): a paved surface, ground covering, or floor.
81. pedestrian (noun): a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.
82. performance (noun): a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
83. persuade (verb): to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging.
84. Perturb (verb): to throw into great disorder; derange.
85. Pinioned (noun): the distal or terminal segment of the wing of a bird consisting of the carpus,
metacarpus, and phalanges.
86. pomp (noun): Stately or splendid display; splendor; magnificence
87. posture (noun): the relative disposition of the parts of something.
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88. Procrastinate (verb): to defer action; delay:
89. pugnacious (adjective): inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
90. reptile (noun): any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes,
lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the
dinosaurs.
91. requirement (noun): a need or necessity:
92. ruddy (adjective): Of or having a fresh, healthy red color
93. rude (adjective): Discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way
94. ruminate (verb): to meditate or muse; ponder.
95. scissors (noun): (used with a singular or plural verb) a cutting instrument for paper, cloth, etc.,
consisting of two blades, each having a ring-shaped handle, that are so pivoted together that
their sharp edges work one against the other (often used with pair of).
96. semiconscious (adjective): half-conscious; not fully conscious.
97. sesame (noun): a tropical, herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, whose small oval seeds are
edible and yield an oil.
98. shrive (verb): To impose penance on (a sinner)
99. skeptical: (adjective) doubtful about a particular thing:
100.
squire (noun): A country gentleman, especially the chief landed proprietor in a district.
101.
struggling (verb): to contend with an adversary or opposing force
102.
supplication (noun): an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or
petition.
103.
tarry (verb): To remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn
104.
tempura (noun): seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
105.
torrent (noun): A stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
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106.
transcend (verb): to outdo or exceed in excellence, elevation, extent, degree, etc.;
surpass; excel.
107.
Tumultuous (adjective): raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy:
108.
ultimatum (noun): a final, uncompromising demand or set of terms issued by a party to
a dispute, the rejection of which may lead to a severance of relations or to the use of force.
109.
vacuum (noun): an enclosed space from which matter, especially air, has been partially
removed so that the matter or gas remaining in the space exerts less pressure than the
atmosphere
110.
vault (noun): an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a
ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
111.
vegetable (noun): any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or
flower parts are used as food, as the tomato, bean, beet, potato, onion, asparagus, spinach, or
cauliflower.
112.
vehicular (adjective): caused by a vehicle; attributed or attributable to vehicles :
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Vestige (noun): a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present
or in existence:
114.
Volatile (adjective): evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor:
115.
Vulnerable (adjective): (of a place) open to assault; difficult to defend:
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wary (adjective): Watchful; being on one's guard against danger.
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whey (noun): a milk serum, separating as liquid from the curd after coagulation, as in
cheese making.
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wraith (noun): an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death.
119.
yankee (noun): a native or inhabitant of New England.